What's in a year? Maybe a high school drop-out's future
New York State’s high school drop-out rate has declined in recent years, to an all-time low of 5.6 percent, USAfacts.org says. Still, nobody wants to see students drop out, even if it’s only one or two, as is the case at Oakfield-Alabama Central, Superintendent John Fisgus said during the district’s recent board meeting. “We hate losing these kids at the last minute. They