Pa. Board Of Education Supports Age Changes For Starting School, Dropping Out

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) – Pennsylvania’s State Board of Education is giving its support to proposals by Gov. Tom Wolf to require students start schooling by age 6 and continue until they’re at least 18.
The board voted unanimously Wednesday for the Democratic governor’s proposals that he unveiled in February. The Republican-controlled Legislature still must approve the proposals for them to take effect.
The Wolf administration says lowering the mandatory start age from 8 to