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Jan 14

First things first

Category: Education

By Denise Ross

Pat Powers at the War College knows a good headline when he sees it, and SB67, which would require SD high school students to apply to college, is as good as they get.

Here’s the entire bill:

Section 1.  That chapter 13-1 be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as follows:  

     In addition to adhering to the standards and practices established by the South Dakota Board of Education and the Department of Education, each student who attends an accredited high school in this state shall also, prior to the time of graduation, complete and submit at least one application to a college, university, or other postsecondary educational institution.

 There’s just one thing. With so many high school students not making it to graduation - Rapid City schools, for example, have a serious drop-out problem - this might be premature.   

Maybe a plan to curtail the drop-out rate should come first?

 

2 Comments so far

  1. Michael M. Coats January 17th, 2008 2:58 pm

    Who is sponsoring this bill? One of the dumbest yet. Invest in education then maybe they could get through high school and on to college.
    Michael - SB67 sponsors are Sens. Cooper Garnos (R-Presho), Sandy Jerstad (D-Sioux Falls), and Ed Olson (R-Mitchell) and Reps. Paul Nelson (R-Hetland), Burt Elliott (D-Aberdeen) and Tom Hackl (R-Hoven). -Denise

  2. Michael M. Coats January 17th, 2008 2:59 pm

    Rejection letters for those who are not college material will be a real boost for their self image. Sounds like it needs to be thought through a little more.

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