Posted on 06/30/2021 12:13:35 PM PDT by chief lee runamok
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Gov. Kate Brown and leaders from across the state held a Reopening Oregon event at Providence Park late Wednesday morning.
Brown honored those who died from COVID-19 and celebrate those who saved lives and supported Oregonians over the past 16 months.
“We took unprecedented action to accomplish an unprecedented mission – to do everything we could to protect Oregonians and save lives,” Brown said.
“This is truly a historic moment for our state. However, while we enter a new chapter today, our work is far from over,” she said.
A series of speakers included OHA Director Patrick Allen and OHSU Dr. Judi Guzman-Cottrill. Steve Bobb Sr. of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde gave a tribal blessing.
“Were we prepared? In many ways, yes. I’m profoundly grateful for the ways our hospitals, local public health departments and community partners worked together to protect Oregonians,” Allen said.
Last Friday, Brown announced she signed a “recovery-focused executive order.” The order lifts all remaining health and safety restrictions issued for the COVID-19 pandemic once the state reached the 70% vaccination mark or on Wednesday, June 30 — whichever comes first.
June 30 came first, but barely. As of late Tuesday, the statewide vaccination rate of adults stood at 69.4%.
With the executive order in effect, the statewide mask mandate, social distancing and capacity limits were lifted.
For now.
"..our work is far from over,” she said."
but...but ...but the Covid Delta Variant is gonna kill everyone....OH NOES!!
Just in time for the Extreme Climate Lockdown.
Virtue signaling is hard.
shelter in place thru independence day...
Coronavirus PING!
What about the evil WS non vaxxers? 😷💉😈
Did she say that with a straight face? Perhaps she forgot about the people she let get murdered by BLM and Antifa a few months ago.
Don’t forget the kappa and lambda variants (true )
Meanwhile in Oregone, under Gov. Kate Brown:
Oregon students shouldn’t have to prove they can write or do math to get a diploma, lawmakers decide!
The Oregonian ^ | Jun 16, 2021 | Betsy Hammond
Posted on 6/21/2021, 4:16:01 PM by george76
Students in the class of 2021 did not have to prove they could write or do math at a basic level to earn their diplomas. A bill headed to Gov. Kate Brown would prohibit any such requirement at least until 2027.
A bill to prohibit Oregon schools from requiring students to show they can read, write and do math at a basic high school level is headed to Gov. Kate Brown after lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday.
The idea is to hit pause on the requirements, in place since 2009 but already suspended during the pandemic, at least until the class of 2024 gets their diplomas and for Oregon to thoughtfully reexamine its graduation requirements in the meantime. A report recommending what the new standards should be is due to the Legislature and Oregon Board of Education by September 2022.
But since Oregon has long insisted it would not impose new graduation requirements on students who have already begun high school, new requirements would not take effect until the class of 2027 at the very earliest. So at least five more classes could be expected to graduate without needing to demonstrate roughly 10th grade level proficiency in math and writing.
The decision to remove the skills requirement was largely but not entirely a party-line one, with Democrats staunchly opposing the proficiency rules and Republicans decrying what they see as a lowering of academic standards.
A spokesperson for Brown told The Oregonian/OregonLive Wednesday she has yet to decide whether she will sign the bill, veto it or allow it to become law without her signature.
Oregon, unlike other states, did not require students to pass a particular standardized test or any test at all. Students could show their ability to use English and do math via about five different tests or by completing an in-depth classroom project judged by their own teachers. In reality, most schools relied primarily on standardized tests and most students easily passed them.
But demonstrating proficiency proved most challenging for students who learned English as a second language, students with disabilities and students of color.
Officials on the Oregon Board of Education, when they enacted the “essential skills” graduation requirement more than a decade ago, said they hoped no student would be denied a diploma for lacking the skills but that schools would step up and help juniors and seniors who hadn’t mastered enough English or math to do so. Many high schools created special math and writing workshop classes for seniors who needed to demonstrate those skills to get their diplomas.
The bill calls on the diverse committee studying graduation requirements to come up with a recommendation “with the goal of ensuring that the processes and outcomes related to the requirements for high school diplomas are equitable, accessible and inclusive.”
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Should never have been closed in the first place.
Brown opens up Oregon and everyone hunkers down inside because of the heat. Heat should dissipate in time to go back into lockdown because of next fake virus variant.
More appropriately, she banned hydroxichloroquin.
Burning face diapers has superceded bra burning.
2800 dead out of 3.5 million in nearly 2 years. Talk about virtue signaling rather than any medical strategy.
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