‘...an Oregon high school diploma will be no guarantee that the student who earned it can read, write or do math at a high school level.’
but what does the state consider math at the high school level to be...? Algebra, Plane Geometry, trigonometry...? none of those are necessary to successfully make a living...being proficient at fortified arithmetic should suffice...
as far as reading and writing...? now we’ve got an issue, if a student is deficient in either or both...I would say the ability to read Hawthorne, Dickens, Melville and Faulkner, and write a concise essay regarding thematic and structural elements, or to take a technical writing and being able to write a comprehensive report on its integral substance should suffice...
All those dead white guys don’t matter..........................