3-R's

Using graduation rates as a method to determine the quality of education has long been passed over because various school procedures have made it moot. The state of Oregon has put the issue up front with an honest approach. Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon Democrat, signed a bill last month with little fanfare that drops the requirement that high school students prove proficiency in reading, writing or math, before graduation, a report said. The teachers have for some years now been spending the bulk of their time on non-scholastic activities and they now have official permission to ignore the 3-R's. It seems that things like reading, writing and math are just part of the systemic racism that permeates the country.