Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Dropout Age Changed In Senate Bill
KENTUCKY...
The Senate Education Committee has approved a bill that would raise the minimum dropout age from 16 to 18, but not before making an amendment that would delay implementation of the change. The original measure, which cleared the House earlier this month, would have implemented the change in 2013. The Senate change approved Tuesday would raise Kentucky's minimum dropout age from 16 to 17 effective July 1, 2015. A year later, the minimum dropout age would go to 18. Nearly 6,500 Kentucky students dropped out last year.
The Senate Education Committee has approved a bill that would raise the minimum dropout age from 16 to 18, but not before making an amendment that would delay implementation of the change. The original measure, which cleared the House earlier this month, would have implemented the change in 2013. The Senate change approved Tuesday would raise Kentucky's minimum dropout age from 16 to 17 effective July 1, 2015. A year later, the minimum dropout age would go to 18. Nearly 6,500 Kentucky students dropped out last year.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 2:06 PM 
