In President Barack Obama's 2012 State of the Union address, he urged all states to require high school students to remain in school until the age of 18 or graduation in an effort to boost high school dropout prevention across the the United States.

“We also know that when students aren’t allowed to walk away from their education, more of them walk the stage to get their diploma,” he said in the State of the Union. “So tonight, I call on every state to require that all students stay in high school until they graduate or turn 18.”

According to a Washington Post blog, there are currently 15 states, plus the District of Columbia, that have their dropout age set at 18, which would require 35 states to alter their regulations when it comes to dropout age.

Many educators in Michigan told the Grand Rapids Free Press that the proposed regulations are long overdue, and they can become a reality if schools arm themselves with the resources to help teenagers remain in school.

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