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raising of school leaving age news

News tagged with “raising of school leaving age”. Found: 6 tagged news reports.

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Fayette school board endorses raising dropout age to 18

Lexington :: KY :: USA | 24 days ago

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The Fayette County Board of Education says it will raise the compulsory school dropout age in the district to 18 as soon as state legislation becomes law on June 25. Fayette board members unanimously approved a resolution Monday night declaring their

Raising high school dropout age proving difficult

Springfield :: MO :: USA | 11 months ago

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President Barack Obamas call for states to raise the minimum age at which students can drop out of high school seems about as popular as a homework assignment on Friday afternoon. Since the president urged the change in his State of the Union speech

Mass. panel backs school dropout age of 18

Boston :: MA :: USA | 1 year ago

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Massachusetts high school students would be required to stay in school until age 18 under a bill approved Thursday by a legislative panel hoping to reduce the number of students who drop out of school. The compulsory school attendance age in

Panel to vote on raising school dropout age

Boston :: MA :: USA | 1 year ago

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A legislative committee is expected to call for raising the Massachusetts school dropout age to 18. Students are currently required to stay in school until age 16, with certain exceptions for children as young as 14. The Education Committee has

Dropping out ... 17 or 18?

Chicago :: IL :: USA | over 1 year ago

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If Gov. Pat Quinn gets his way, Illinois high school students will be required to stay in school until they are 18 years old before they could drop out of school. On Friday, Quinn announced he will propose legislation to the General Assembly during

Mandating school until 18 has pitfalls

Anchorage :: AK :: USA | over 1 year ago

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Long before President Obama 's call on Tuesday night for all students to remain in school until they turn 18, almost half of the nation's jurisdictions already had instituted such policies, and several more are taking up the issue this year. In fact,