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Oregon Governor signs new law allowing students to graduate without proving they can read, write, or do math

An Oregon high school diploma does not guarantee that students who earned it can read, write or do math at a high school level.

Governor Kate Brown dropped the requirement that students demonstrate they have achieved those essential skills by signing Senate Bill 744 into law. She declined again Friday to comment on why she supported suspending the proficiency requirements, reported OregonLive.

The bill was not entered into the legislative database until July 29, a departure from the standard practice of updating the public database the same day a bill is signed. Charles Boyle, the governor’s deputy communications director, said the governor’s staff told legislative staff the same day the governor signed the bill.

Boyle said in an emailed statement that suspending the reading, writing and math proficiency requirements will benefit “Oregon’s Black, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of colour.”

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8 thoughts on “Oregon Governor signs new law allowing students to graduate without proving they can read, write, or do math”

  1. SO not being able to read, write or do basic math is going to help them become employable. How is that a benefit to anyone. All it is doing is our students dummer. Smart move, not.

    1. Because people these dumbies believe government is going to support them with free everything. LOL!!!! No wonder this country is getting dumber and dumber everyday.

  2. Ahhhhhh yes and to get $15 an hour for a job. wouldnt hire any of them for $1 an hour. cant hire a stupid person and expect to get anything out of them

  3. Benefits “Oregon’s Black, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of colour.”

    We pay for 100% of PK-12 education for Pacific Island territory citizens, Indigenous citizens, Tribal members and African Americans, and those years of schooling are mandatory to at least 16. Is the educational system so weak that it can’t successfully teach even rudimentary skills in reading, writing and math?
    This policy widens the divide between haves and have-nots, leans more on government (and taxpayers)to provide funding and services to those who minimally function, and creates even more opportunities to to fail.

  4. They will know how to TikTok and Instagram your sloppy business practices though and make game with social media supporters.

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