Alex Baumhardt - Oregon Capital Chronicle

Oregon students won’t have to show added proficiency in basic skills through 2028 to graduate

The Oregon Board of Education on Thursday voted unanimously to pause a decade-old requirement that students show additional proficiencies in reading, writing and other skills on top of taking regular courses in those subjects. The essential skills requirement will be suspended through the 2027-28 school year. 

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