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Bill would forbid students from dropping out until age 18

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By Liz Kotalik

Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012
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Lawmakers proposed a bill that would raise the legal age of dropping out of high school from 16 to 18 years old. But some say similar laws in other states have failed to improve drop out rates. Cronkite News reporter Liz Kotalik has the story.

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