Not exact matches
Gov. Tommy G. Thompson of Wisconsin signed a host of education reforms into law last week, but vetoed an attempt to
lower the state's
compulsory school - attendance
age to 16.
In state primary
schools, learning a foreign language is only
compulsory from the
age of seven, and languages can often be a
low priority.
However, the most important change in my view is the
lowering of the
compulsory school starting
age from 7 to 6 and the increased support for preschool education.
During the 1987 - 88
school year, the mandatory
age for starting
school was
lowered from 7 to 6;
compulsory schooling ends with grade 8.