Dropout Age

Kentucky School Boards Offered $10K to Adopt New Dropout Age

Whitney Jones and The Associated Press — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 13:06:08 +0000

Kentucky education commissioner Terry Holliday says the first 57 school districts that raise their dropout age from 16 to 18 will be given a $10,000 state grant.

Holliday made the announcement Wednesday during a state Board of Education meeting in Frankfort. Just before the announcement, board members voted unanimously to adopt a resolution urging Kentucky's 174 school districts to raise the dropout age as soon as possible.

Dropout Bill Signed into Law

Kenny Colston (KPR) — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 20:14:34 +0000

After five years of advocacy, supporters of raising Kentucky's dropout age to 18 celebrated Monday as Gov. Steve Beshear signed the bill into law.

Kentucky House OKs Dropout Bill Compromise; Expected to Become Law

Kenny Colston (KPR) — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:38:04 +0000

The Kentucky House approved on Monday legislation that gradually raises the age when students can drop out of school—a compromise reached after past efforts to strike a deal failed. The dropout bill allows local school boards to choose whether to raise the dropout age to 18. After 55 percent of Kentucky's school boards raise the drop out limit, the change in four years becomes mandatory statewide.

Senate Passes Bill to Raise Dropout Age to 18

Whitney Jones and The Associated Press — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:06:05 +0000

The Senate has passed its own version of legislation that would require students to stay in school until they're 18, up from the current dropout age of 16. The vote was 36 - 2 yesterday. The House unanimously passed a similar proposal last week. Each chamber will consider the other's legislation.

Kentucky House Passes Bill Raising Dropout Age to 18

Whitney Jones and The Associated Press — Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:15:00 +0000

Students wouldn't be allowed to drop out of school before their 18th birthday under legislation that passed in the House Thursday.

Two-term Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear has been promoting the legislation for years, most recently in his annual State of the Commonwealth speech. The proposal would increase the dropout age incrementally from 16 to 18 over a period of years, giving both students and school districts time to adjust to the change.

Kentucky Dropout Age Debate Continues

Whitney Jones and The Associated Press — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 13:57:05 +0000

The debate over the Kentucky law allowing 16 year olds to drop out of high school with parental permission is coming up again in this year's legislative session. Gov. Steve Beshear and his wife, Jane, along with a bevy of education officials, say lawmakers should support a bill that would gradually raise the legal dropout age from 16 to 18. It has failed in past sessions.

School Dropout Age Among Board of Education Legislative Priorities

Brenna Angel (KPR) — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 21:53:17 +0000

The state Board of Education has approved its legislative priorities for the 2013 session of the Kentucky General Assembly, and among the issues that will go before lawmakers is raising the school dropout age to 18.