HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A program in southwestern Kentucky is allowing high school dropouts to return to classes and get a diploma instead of a GED.
Christian County's Academy of Continuing Education started in February to help students ages 18 to 21 finish the work they started before dropping out.
The Kentucky New Era reports that at ACE, the students can spend a minimum of 15 hours a week taking classes, which allows them to have full-time jobs or care for their children while getting an education.
The program came about in a county that had a dropout rate well above the state average all but twice during the years from 2001 to 2008.
Currently, ACE school serves about 25 students and is limited to a computer lab at the district's Career and Technical Center.
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Information from: Kentucky New Era, http://www.kentuckynewera.com
