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College or Career Application; required for HS diploma
Topic Started: Apr 25 2011, 02:17 PM (122 Views)
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SALEM -- Oregon students may soon need to submit a college application in order to get their high school diploma.

Democrat Rep. Tobias Read sponsored the idea, saying the proposal is one way to increase education levels in Oregon within the state's current budget constraints.

"This bill does not intend to tell anyone what the right choice is for them," Read said during discussion on the House floor. "It merely aims to prompt the consideration of those options and encourage students to think about what's important to them."

House Bill 2732 would add one more item to the state's graduation requirements -- proof that students are thinking seriously about the future and job opportunities.

They would demonstrate that by doing one of three things: applying to a higher education institution such as a community college or university, submitting an application to enlist in the military or attending an orientation session for an apprenticeship or training program.

Support for the bill wasn't strictly along party lines. About one-third of Republicans and two-thirds of Democrats voted in support of the bill, which passed 33 to 26.


The Oregon legislature is certainly full of. . . good intent. It's a great idea, eh?

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