ATLANTA (March 8, 2010) – Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta) is urging the Senate to pass his Dropout Deterrent Act (SB132), which will increase the mandatory school attendance ages from 16 to 17. Georgia has a dropout rate of 21 percent with 38,000 students failing to graduate from high school in 2007. High school dropouts cost the state $23.5 million annually.
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