HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The last straw for 17-year-old Alton Burke was a note left on his door. The high school dropout picked up the phone and re-enrolled at South Hagerstown High.
U.S. sees increase in high school graduation rate, report says
Sunday, March 18, 2012 | 11:01 p.m. CDT
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