The required age to be able to drop out of high school is 16 years old. To be able to get a decent job in today’s economy it is almost a necessity to have a high school diploma. A majority of high school dropouts usually end up with a negative occupation that has low wages. Some workplaces make it a requirement to have a high school diploma and even a second education (college). Life today is very hard to successfully support a family and a house without high school education. Most recent studies show that close to eight percent of young adults between the ages of 16-24 drop out of their high school career. “In Kentucky, where the dropout age of 16 was set in 1934, legislation to move the age to 18 has failed twice. Gov. Steven L. Beshear’s State of the State message this month made another push” (Slotnik, Learning Network). For some reason they wont pass the idea. On the other hand some dropout’s leave their education for personal reasons with their families. Also they could have a job at that current time and have to take over for a passed away relative, but dropouts should have a reliable reason for needing to leave their education.