Two Boston City Councilors and two Boston state representatives testified about why they feel the high school dropout age should be raised from 16 to 18. What do you think?
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Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Today At-Large Boston City Councilor John Connolly and District 7 City Councilor Tito Jackson, state Rep. Ed Coppinger, D-West Roxbury, and state Rep. Carlos Henriquez, D-Dorchester, testified before the Joint Committee on Education at the State House. The Councilors and Representatives supported a home-rule petition sponsored by Councilors Connolly and Jackson that would raise the drop-out age in Boston from 16 to 18. [Editor's note: This item is posted on West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain Patch.]
State Reps. Ed Coppinger and Carlos Henriquez filed a home-rule petition to raise dropout age to 18.
State Representatives Carlos Henriquez and Edward Coppinger co-sponsored legislation to raise the dropout age in Boston from 16 to 18. The bill is a home-rule petition sponsored by At Large Boston City Councilor John Connolly and District 7 Councilor Tito Jackson that passed the Boston City Council unanimously and was approved by Mayor Thomas Menino. The legislation would require all Boston public and private school students to remain in school until 18, unless they have finished all coursework required to graduate. “Last month, I joined Councilors Connolly and Jackson at the State House to testify in support of several bills that would address the high drop-out rate across the state,” said Coppinger, D-West Roxbury. “I am supporting …
William Dawes
8:28 am on Wednesday, April 11, 2012
School should be entirely voluntary. Any child not interested in obtaining an education should be allowed to drop out. That way, the school would be free of disruptive students, and those interested in learning would be able to get the most out of their education, and teachers would be free of students who require constant discipline. The real question that these legislators should be addressing … more ›