Posted on 08/09/2021 3:15:52 PM PDT by Hojczyk
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."
Oregon education officials have long insisted they 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. That means at least five more classes could graduate without demonstrating proficiency in math and writing.
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“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.
“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.
I like hirin’ these new grads. They can’t even add up the “deductions” I show on their paycheck.
Yes
Wasn’t it Governor Kate Brown who signed the bill?
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
Barbecue, watermelon,
Cadillac car
We’re not as dumb
As you think we is!
This is a real story.
Why even have schools for that matter?
What a bunch of liberal dimwits.
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
Bunch of bigots running that state, with the "soft bigotry of low expectations."
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."
Oops! I apologize. That’s what I get for skimming.
No problem.
Equity vs Equality.
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.
No HS diploma from Oregon is a worth the paler it is printed on.
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Don’t need to print it. They can’t read.
Just hand out blank paper.
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.
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.
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