<p>"Lawmakers in the nation’s capital have floated a plan to require high school students to apply to college or trade school – even if the students have no interest in attending. </p>
<p>The proposal is a bid to ensure students in the troubled Washington, D.C., school system at least have the know-how to navigate the admissions process. </p>
<p>D.C. Council Chairman Kwame Brown, who introduced the bill, said the proposal would establish a ‘mandatory workshop’ to teach teenagers how to apply for aid and admission. It would then require everybody to apply to at least one post-secondary school before graduation …"</p>
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