Supporters of a bill that aims to allow more Montana students to access so-called “proficiency-based learning” say it is essential to keeping students interested in school.
Sen. Shannon O’Brien, D-Missoula, is sponsoring Senate Bill 8 on behalf of the Education Interim Committee. The bill would add definitions of proficiency-based learning, which O’Brien said will help guide administrators and school employees using the program.
The bill defines “proficiency-based learning” as an “education system in which student progress is based on a student’s demonstration of knowledge and skills, not seat...
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