Oregon says students don't need to prove mastery of writing, math to graduate, citing harm to students of color
Oregon says students don't need to prove mastery of writing, math to graduate, citing harm to students of color
Opponents argued that pausing the requirement devalues an Oregon diploma. The state board said the requirement has been an inequitable hurdle and a misuse of state tests.
leaders at the Oregon Department of Education and members of the state school board said requiring all students to pass one of several standardized tests or create an in-depth assignment their teacher judged as meeting state standards was a harmful hurdle for historically marginalized students, a misuse of state tests and did not translate to meaningful improvements in students’ post high school success
I've seen something similar in firefighting. In an effort to get more women into it, they lowered the standards far enough that the women that were applying could pass all of the requirements. In the end, they didn't lower the requirements enough, and just gave them a pass.
But all I can see is that when a real emergency situation comes up and they need to drag someones unconscious body out of a burning building, they may become victims themselves. We don't need to force equity down people's throats, but we do need equality for people to thrive.