Mar 29 State of Affairs Why Do Kids Drop Out? A House bill to raise the drop out age in Kentucky failed in the Senate for the third time during the last General Assembly session. Current estimates put the drop out rate in our state at more than 2%, though in today’s economy 6% of high school dropouts never find work and the rest work only half as much as students who finish high school. The differences in employment potential & earnings between drop outs and college graduates are even more staggering. So why do kids continue to leave school? We listen back to a conversation on why students drop out and what we can do to encourage them to graduate. By Laura Ellis Mar 29 State of Affairs Why Do Kids Drop Out? Laura Ellis
Mar 16 Politics House Approves Dropout Bill The Kentucky House has again agreed to raise the age at which students may drop out of school. It’s the third time the House has voted that way. By Tony McVeigh Mar 16 Politics House Approves Dropout Bill Tony McVeigh
Feb 10 Local News Bill Raising Dropout Age Clears House A bill that would gradually raise the dropout age for Kentucky students has cleared the House and will move to the state Senate. The legislation would change the dropout age from 16 to 18 over the next five years. It's aimed at improving Kentucky's graduation rate. Six thousand students age 16 or older dropped out in 2009. By Gabe Bullard Feb 10 Local News Bill Raising Dropout Age Clears House Gabe Bullard
Feb 4 Local News Full Audio: Beshear Promotes Graduation Bill To School Boards Governor Steve Beshear spoke at the Kentucky School Board Association's annual conference Friday. He encouraged the audience to support a bill that would raise the dropout age to 18. Similar legislation stalled in the General Assembly last year. By Gabe Bullard Feb 4 Local News Full Audio: Beshear Promotes Graduation Bill To School Boards Gabe Bullard
Dec 7 Local News Dropout Prevention Forum Held In Louisville Former West Virginia Governor and Congressman Bob Wise was in Louisville Monday to discuss strategies for reducing high school dropout rates. Wise heads a Washington-based group called the Alliance for Excellent Education. “At a time when our nation has a 30 percent dropout rate, another 30 percent of our kids will finish high school but without the […] By Rick Howlett Dec 7 Local News Dropout Prevention Forum Held In Louisville Rick Howlett
Aug 23 Local News Kentucky First Lady To Host Dropout Prevention Summit Thanks To Lisa Autry, Kentucky Public Radio/WKYU, Bowling Green Kentucky’s First Lady is spearheading an effort to reduce Kentucky’s high school dropout rate. Officials say while Kentucky’s rate is below the national average, nearly 6,500 students left school last year before earning a diploma. Jane Beshear will host a summit in Frankfort next month to […] By Rick Howlett Aug 23 Local News Kentucky First Lady To Host Dropout Prevention Summit Rick Howlett
Jul 30 Local News Education Leaders Get Ideas from Dropout Solution Summit Louisville education and civic leaders are trying to better understand why students are dropping out of high school. They attended a summit today to tackle the problem and devise a solution for Jefferson County. JCPS Superintendent Sheldon Berman says many of the ideas stemmed from one theme. “One of the major concerns around dropouts is […] By Stephanie Crosby Jul 30 Local News Education Leaders Get Ideas from Dropout Solution Summit Stephanie Crosby
Jul 29 Local News Summit Seeks Solutions to High School Dropout Rate Officials say one in four Jefferson County public high school students will drop out of high school. The mayor’s office is joining with JCPS Superintendent Sheldon Berman to host a summit tomorrow to find ways to improve the district’s graduation rate. The national education organization America’s Promise will be part of the day-long conference. President […] By Stephanie Crosby Jul 29 Local News Summit Seeks Solutions to High School Dropout Rate Stephanie Crosby