>> is so if were graduating high school students that are not proficient in the essential skills of learning math, reading, and writing, when you look at the increasingly competitive nature of the world, countries like china, lake india, the european union, all vying for a bigger slice of the economic pie, and in china's case, global domination, what does that bode for the future of the united states, and for these students who are graduating without a basic knowledge of what they need to know to graduate? >> i think it's really concerning considering the last year and a half here in oregon, students were stuck in distance in virtual learning and our months behind where they should be already. i if i feel like removing these graduation requirements are not sure how they expect these kids to be able to compete in the workforce and trade schools and in college with all these other kids throughout the country who are able to go back to full-time in person school last fall.