Oregon Governor Signs Bill Letting Students Graduate Without Proving They Can Read, Write, or Do Math
Oregon | August 11, 2021
Oregon’s governor recently signed a bill that allows high school students to graduate without proving they can read, write, or do math.
Oregon Senate Bill 744 (pdf) states that students “may not be required to show proficiency in Essential Learning Skills as a condition of receiving a high school diploma” in the next three school years.
“This 2021 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 2021 Act takes effect on its passage,” it states.
The Oregon House passed the bill 38–18 in June, followed by the state Senate in a 16–13 vote.
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown quietly signed the bill into law last month. Her office did not announce the signing. That move was not entered into the legislative database for about two weeks, until July 29, and people who signed up for alerts on action on the bill never received one, The Oregonian reported…. (Excerpts from Epoch Times)