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The age -- up from 16 -- that Maryland high school students will be allowed to dropout as of 2017. President Barack Obama urged states to raise the dropout age to 18 earlier this year.

The age -- up from 16 --  that Maryland high school students will be allowed to dropout as of 2017. President Barack Obama urged states to raise the dropout age to 18 earlier this year.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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