from today's des moines register:
So here's a modest suggestion about how we could have universal public preschool without spending a whole lot more than we're spending now: As we add two years of school (or educational child care) at one end of the spectrum for 3- and 4-year-olds, lop two years off the other end for 17- and 18-year-olds. Have 10 grades in school instead of 12. Let kids graduate from high school at age 16.
A wildly impractical idea? Maybe, but consider the advantages. Kids grow up a lot faster these days. There's nothing in the high school curriculum that cannot be mastered by 16-year-olds. The course work could be condensed to provide 12 years of education in 10. A more intensive education might actually challenge kids more and keep them interested.
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