SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A new Oregon law that suspends a requirement for a basic-skills test in math, reading and writing to graduate high school is being praised by advocates as a way to rethink education standards and sharply criticized by others as a misguided effort that will hurt children’s learning in the long run. Gov. Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 744 last month without much attention. The measure temporarily eliminates essential-skills testing through next school year. That requirement had been put on a hold because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Oregon Department of Education has said the new law will allow the state to develop more equitable graduation requirements.
New Oregon law suspends graduation testing requirement
