D.C. Lawmakers Propose Requiring Students to Apply to College

Dave_Berry
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 08:54:16 +0000

"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.

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.

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 …"

[D.C. Lawmakers Propose Requiring Students To Apply To College | Fox News](D.C. Lawmakers Propose Requiring Students to Apply to College | Fox News)

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