{"id":625696,"date":"2021-08-09T12:23:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T16:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=625696"},"modified":"2021-08-09T12:23:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T16:23:11","slug":"oregon-dems-eliminate-requirement-that-high-schoolers-prove-they-can-read-write","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-dems-eliminate-requirement-that-high-schoolers-prove-they-can-read-write\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Dems Eliminate Requirement That High Schoolers Prove They Can Read, Write"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foregon-dems-eliminate-requirement-that-high-schoolers-prove-they-can-read-write%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=625696&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div readability=\"29.799426934097\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"article-category\"><a class href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-excerpt\">Gov. Kate Brown guts high school proficiency standards behind closed doors<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-thumbnail-container relative lg:mr-24 w-full my-4 mb-8\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"736\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1211647524-736x491-1.jpg\" class=\"w-full lazyload blur-up wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 736px) 100vw, 736px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1211647524-736x491.jpg 736w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1211647524-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1211647524-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1211647524-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1211647524-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/GettyImages-1211647524-1400x933.jpg 1400w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" \/><figcaption class=\"absolute text-white p-4 w-full text-right text-xs bottom-0 bg-black opacity-75\">\n\t\t\t\tA sign criticizing Oregon governor Kate Brown (D.) is seen at the ReOpen Oregon Rally on May 2, 2020 in Salem, Oregon. \/ Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t<span class=\"text-gray text-xs md:text-lg\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/author\/philip-caldwell\/\" title=\"Posts by Philip Caldwell\" class=\"author url fn text-red-700\" rel=\"author\">Philip Caldwell<\/a> \u2022 August 9, 2021 12:15 pm<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div readability=\"74.399748743719\">\n<p>Democratic governor Kate Brown of Oregon signed a bill last month that drops the requirement that high schoolers prove they can read, write, and do math at a basic high school level in order to graduate.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, which the Democratic legislature passed in June in a mostly party-line vote, suspends Oregon&#8217;s high school graduation requirements for at least five years as the state works to reform its high school standards. A spokesman for the governor&#8217;s office <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/politics\/2021\/08\/gov-kate-brown-signed-a-law-to-allow-oregon-students-to-graduate-without-proving-they-can-write-or-do-math-she-doesnt-want-to-talk-about-it.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the&nbsp;<em>Oregonian<\/em> that suspending the proficiency requirements will benefit &#8220;Oregon\u2019s Black, Latino, Latina, Latinx, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of color.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Before the requirements were put on hold during the pandemic, Oregon high schoolers needed to show proficiency in &#8220;essential learning skills&#8221; to earn their diploma. That meant demonstrating basic skills in reading, writing, and math, which students could prove without taking a test.<\/p>\n<p>The governor signed the bill on July 14 with no fanfare. The move went under the radar for nearly two weeks, according to the&nbsp;<em>Oregonian<\/em>, because Brown did not hold a ceremony or issue a press release to mark the signing of the bill. Oregon&#8217;s legislative database was not updated to reflect that the governor signed the bill until July 29. Other bills Brown signed in July were updated in the database the same day she signed them. A state legislative information services administrator attributed the failure to issue a notice that the bill had been signed to a system malfunction.<\/p>\n<p>The governor has not publicly endorsed or commented on the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Some school districts and states across the country have gutted standards for graduation and admission to advanced-learning schools. Last year, Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/campus\/eliminating-racist-entrance-exam-led-to-more-white-students-fewer-asians-at-top-high-school\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eliminated<\/a> the merit-based entrance exam at the prestigious Thomas Jefferson High School in the name of racial equity. Admissions of Asian students plummeted following the move.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats Gov. 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