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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: HB 3068 Allows Students to Take the GED for a High School Diploma
Description: Full-text: Cascade Policy Institute’s bill to make it easier for Oregon high school students to graduate early by passing the GED is getting a hearing this week. We hope you will reach out to the committee to voice your support for the bill.
This Wednesday, March 8, the Oregon House Committee on Education will hold a hearing on HB 3068.
Currently, it is almost impossible for an Oregon high school student to take the GED exam. In most cases, students must drop out of school before they’re allowed to take the GED.
HB 3068 lift...