KSFR Local
(2007-04-05)
(SANTA FE, NM)
(KSFR) -
Governor Richardson has signed into law tougher high school graduation requirements and a higher legal dropout age. The measure was among a batch of bills the governor signed ahead of tomorrow's deadline to act on legislation passed during the 60-day session that ended March 17th. Beginning with pupils who enter ninth grade in 2009, students will have to have at least 24 units to graduate -- it's 23 now. And more units of math and lab science will be required. One of those units would have to be at the level of Algebra Two or higher, unless a student's parent gave permission for a lesser unit instead. The dropout age also rises from 17 to 18, under the new law.
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