Education
Decreasing state’s high school dropout rate is summit’s goal
Lexington Herald-Leader, Frankfort, KY – August 20, 2009
Almost 6,500 students dropped out of Kentucky schools in 2008 — enough to make up a good-size small town — and faced an uncertain employment future without a high school diploma. Kentucky first lady Jane Beshear said Wednesday that the state can’t afford to keep sending so many young people handicapped by an incomplete education into an increasingly competitive job market. “Together, as a community, we must find ways to keep all of our students engaged and in school,” she said in a statement. Accordingly, Beshear will host a summit in Frankfort on Sept. 11-12 called Graduate Kentucky: A Community Approach. It’s aimed at developing a statewide action plan to raise Kentucky graduation rates and help prepare more young people for success in life.
