proficient
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The gain in math was better, 1.1 percentage points, but only 38.4% of students scored as proficient or better.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
They can be technically proficient, maybe even a little funny, but there is always an underlying cadence of the uncanny valley that I still doubt Suno v6 pro et al. or whatever has totally overcome.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Compared with 2023, when AI was still nascent, there’s been an overall drop from 51.7% to 50.3% of New York City students scoring proficient in reading and writing, with eighth-graders seeing the steepest decline.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Statewide, only 16% of black and Hispanic fourth-graders are proficient at reading.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
So while the bow oarsman must be strong, like all the others, it’s most important that he or she be technically proficient: capable of pulling a perfect oar, stroke after stroke, without fail.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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