Madeline Raynalds: Understanding proficiency

Editor’s note: This commentary is by Madeline Raynolds, of Pomfret, who is a studying for certification as a high school principal and is a principal intern at Sharon Academy. She taught at Hanover High School and in international baccalaureate schools in Portugal, China and Brazil over the past 20 years.
In a time when our public discourse on so many issues is confusing, it is great to see focus on topics that do make sense, like education. Any time our schools are the subject of public a