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

PM ^ | August 8, 2021 7:41 PM | Alex Anas Ahmed

[The Antiyuppie]

“The Butchers of Beijing are laughing their a$$es off these days.”

I don’t know...they can’t afford (at this time) to have their best customers so destitute that they can no longer afford to buy Chinese products.

At this rate, in the future, this country will still be a very nice place, once they clear out the deadwood.

[The Antiyuppie]

“Reminds me of the practice during slavery in America of some slaveholders. They did not want the slaves to be taught to read because they might figure out how unjust their station was.”

It reminds you of this, because this is exactly that.

[Colinsky]

I like hirin’ these new grads. They can’t even add up the “deductions” I show on their paycheck.

[Bigg Red]

Yes

[Bigg Red]

Wasn’t it Governor Kate Brown who signed the bill?

[blueplum]

if proficiency requirements are set aside, then the entire premise for ‘public’ school, and taxation of property owners for the support of them, is moot

Her act is therefore, unconstititional or precident setting releasing homeowners from taxes

this should be fun

[sheik yerbouty]

Barbecue, watermelon,
Cadillac car
We’re not as dumb
As you think we is!

[Nextrush]

This is a real story.

[HotHunt]

Why have teachers?

Why even have schools for that matter?

What a bunch of liberal dimwits.

[KarlInOhio]

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."

What about Latinb, Latinc, Latind, Latine all the way through Latinz?

Somehow I doubt the Asians are eager to be included in the crowd of illiterate idiots who can't read, write or do math

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

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."

Bunch of bigots running that state, with the "soft bigotry of low expectations."

[TigersEye]

I suppose it was but I was quoting Charles Boyle, the governor’s deputy communications director.

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."

[Bigg Red]

Oops! I apologize. That’s what I get for skimming.

[TigersEye]

No problem.

[gitmo]

He added: "Leaders from those communities have advocated time and again for equitable graduation standards, along with expanded learning opportunities and support."

Equity vs Equality.

[StAntKnee]

Indeed. My thoughts as well. If a person is commenting on a literacy thread, I’d think they would be a bit more attentive to . . . well, literacy.

[Scrambler Bob]

No HS diploma from Oregon is a worth the paler it is printed on.
= = =

Don’t need to print it. They can’t read.

Just hand out blank paper.

[DazedVet]

When your college major choices are, black, gender or gay/lesbian studies it isn’t really necessary to read and surely math won’t be needed.

[gundog]

He’s a she. Although she admitted to a little experimentation in college. But, hey...it was college. She got her law degree from Lewis and Clark. Monica Lewinsky’s alma mater. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

[gundog]

Whitey. But this is all about accommodating the children of illegals. Aside from them, Oregon is probably the whitest State in the Union.

My dad taught for 30 years in an Oregon high school. This would not have amused him. I don’t think it would have surprised him, either.

Locally, they’re putting the finishing touches on the new junior high school. It was built as part of a big bond measure that the area can ill afford. I recall the Superintendent of the local school district arguing that the upgrades were needed to bring doctors into the area for our aging populace. Apparently doctors were put off by our out-dated educational facilities. Anecdotally, I ve heard that doctors don’t have a problem with the area. Their wives, however, can’t stand the place. There is a distinct lack of cultural refinement. Just no point in being a doctor’s wife here.

Sadly, we recently had a young doctor shot in the head in a home invasion. Waiting to see who the perps are. Homeless? Illegals? Locally educated? The suspense is killing me.