High School Dropouts INTERLOCHEN PUBLIC RADIO (Interlochen Public Radio) - Michigan's House of Representatives has approved a bill that would raise the high school drop age to 18 in Michigan. Everyone agrees it's a bad idea to drop out of High School. But is forcing 16 and 17 year-olds to attend school the solution? The Michigan Education Association held a series of public meetings around the state last fall about the drop out rate. Not one person suggested raising the legal age as a solution. © Copyright 2012, Interlochen Public Radio