NEW: Oregon law REMOVES reading, writing and math requirements to help ‘students of color’.
Oregon has eliminated the requirement for students to demonstrate mastery of reading, writing or math to graduate from high school, according to News Nation.
According to proponents of this change, such requirements were deemed unnecessary and disproportionately harmed students of color.
“The report brought to light several impacts on students, primarily students of color, students with IEPs, and students who are English learners, who because of the requirement, were being excluded from learning opportunities at the high school level, because they were working on trying to pass a test,” said Dan Farley, director of assessment at the Oregon Department of Education.
The pause will now last through the 2027-2028 school year.