This is a monologue from my radio show. Subscribe to my newsletter here. I want to read you from the Oregonian. "For the next five years an Oregon high school diploma will be no guarantee that the student who earned it can read, write, or do math at a high school level. Governor Kate Brown had demurred earlier this summer regarding whether she supported the plan passed by the legislature to drop the requirement that students demonstrate they have achieved those essential skills, but she has signed the legislation. Brown's decision was not public until recently, because her office did not hold a signing ceremony or issue a press release. And, the fact that governor signed the bill was not entered into the legislative database until July 29th. A departure from normal practice. Boyle, the governor's deputy communications director, Charles Boyle said in an email that suspending the reading, writing, and math proficiency requirements, while the state develops new graduation standards will benefit Oregon's black, Latino, Latina, Latinex, Indigenous, Asian, Pacific Islander, Tribal, and students of color. Leaders from those communities have advocated time and again for equitable graduation standards. Along with expanded learning opportunities and supports."
This is the equality...sorry, equity...of Marx.