The State Board of Education is again seeking public comment on a proposal to increase high school graduation requirements.

The state board approved a proposal in August to increase graduation requirements to help Idaho students compete against college applicants from other states.

If approved by the Idaho Legislature, all high school students would be required to take three years of math and science. Now, the state requires only two years in either subject. The state also would require students to take at least one math class in their senior year.

The new requirements would go into effect by 2013.

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