HENDERSON, KY – In what looks to be a very effective attempt to raise the level of education in the state of Kentucky, the state of Kentucky has passed a bill stating that the age of teens allowed to drop out of high school should be raised to 18. Currently the drop-out age is 16-years-old.As the bill heads to the senate, many people feel that it will not be passed, while others are pushing very hard and maintaining a positive attitude. The majority of both sides are hopeful, but some prefer to keep a “safe and financially realistic” attitude.

Kentucky State Governor Steve Beshear has approached the bill with an alternative point of view, raising questions of if this method should be used to lower the drop-out age or if the educational system should approach it from a different manner, enticing children to stay in school rather than forcing them.

The current main concern during the financial hardships that Kentucky, as well as the nation, is facing is that this will add thousands of dollars per year in educational costs to cover those that would have normally dropped out. On a local level, the bill has been sponsored by State Representative Brent Yonts of Muhlenberg County. Yonts has been an advocate of the bill for over ten years with little success until now.

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