In the Books Till 18?
By Nicole Bullard
36 percent—this is the graduating rate of high school students in the Bronx, according to the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition.
In the latest State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama proposed a strategy he hopes every state will implement.
"Tonight, I am proposing that every state -- every state -- requires that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18," President Obama said during the State of the Union Address.
According to The New York Times, there are currently 21 states that require students to stay in school till they are 18 and 11 schools that require attendance till age 17. Though it varies by state, the drop out age of most is set to 16.
With every year, the job market becomes more competitive, and with that, it makes education even more valuable. Requiring students to remain in school is extremely important. A few decades ago, things would not be like this. Having a college education was not as common. But a high school education has always been necessary.
It seems as though now, with the job market being as aggressive as it is, a college education is needed for a majority of jobs. At the very least, we should be requiring kids to attend school till they finish high school or till they are 18. At age 16, you do not value school as much as you should, making it hard to want to continue it. Requiring them to gives them more of a chance to succeed in the future.
According to The New York Times 1.3 percent of students in the U.S. drop out of high school.
The idea proposed by the President was necessary in urging that states implement this proposal being that it has always been in the state laws jurisdiction.
It is getting harder to get a job without a college education. A high school education is even more fundamental. With the hopes of bettering our nation’s educated, there should be laws requiring students to be in the books till they have graduated, or at least until they have turned 18. There is nothing greater that this country can provide than an education.
In the latest State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama proposed a strategy he hopes every state will implement.
"Tonight, I am proposing that every state -- every state -- requires that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18," President Obama said during the State of the Union Address.
According to The New York Times, there are currently 21 states that require students to stay in school till they are 18 and 11 schools that require attendance till age 17. Though it varies by state, the drop out age of most is set to 16.
With every year, the job market becomes more competitive, and with that, it makes education even more valuable. Requiring students to remain in school is extremely important. A few decades ago, things would not be like this. Having a college education was not as common. But a high school education has always been necessary.
It seems as though now, with the job market being as aggressive as it is, a college education is needed for a majority of jobs. At the very least, we should be requiring kids to attend school till they finish high school or till they are 18. At age 16, you do not value school as much as you should, making it hard to want to continue it. Requiring them to gives them more of a chance to succeed in the future.
According to The New York Times 1.3 percent of students in the U.S. drop out of high school.
The idea proposed by the President was necessary in urging that states implement this proposal being that it has always been in the state laws jurisdiction.
It is getting harder to get a job without a college education. A high school education is even more fundamental. With the hopes of bettering our nation’s educated, there should be laws requiring students to be in the books till they have graduated, or at least until they have turned 18. There is nothing greater that this country can provide than an education.