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However, her public LinkedIn profile lists her English ability as "full professional proficiency" and says she has studied in English to degree level.

Schools were given a 2014 deadline to pull up every student to academic proficiency or face penalties.

Unsurprisingly, national tests show that only one in five students are reaching “proficiency” in civics.

On California’s tests, student proficiency rates are higher, but still widely trailing pre-pandemic achievement levels that themselves were considered unacceptable at the time.

"You wouldn't really have known it was live. That it went so smoothly is a testament to the proficiency of soap actors and the crew," she added.