Oct. 04, 2006
Las Vegas Review-Journal

We had to check the calendar when this story moved on the wire yesterday. But, no, we're still six months from April Fool's Day.

According to Bloomberg News, the nation's largest teacher union on Tuesday called for tackling the high school dropout rate by raising the compulsory education age to 21. Really.

So if a young adult leaves high school at age 17 or 18 without a diploma, the union apparently wants armed government agents to force him back into the classroom until he's able to graduate.

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