Monday, January 18, 2010
Beshear Backs Increasing Dropout Age
KENTUCKY....
Governor Steve Beshear has thrown his support behind a long-standing legislative proposal to raise the dropout age in Kentucky from 16 to 18. Beshear will lay out his full budget plan to lawmakers Tuesday evening. He says he will recommend lawmakers phase in the change: the compulsory school age would increase from 16 to 17 for incoming freshmen this fall and to 18 for those entering eighth grade. By raising the dropout age gradually, Beshear can support the increase without providing money for more teachers, truancy officers and alternative schools in the next two-year budget.
Governor Steve Beshear has thrown his support behind a long-standing legislative proposal to raise the dropout age in Kentucky from 16 to 18. Beshear will lay out his full budget plan to lawmakers Tuesday evening. He says he will recommend lawmakers phase in the change: the compulsory school age would increase from 16 to 17 for incoming freshmen this fall and to 18 for those entering eighth grade. By raising the dropout age gradually, Beshear can support the increase without providing money for more teachers, truancy officers and alternative schools in the next two-year budget.