His New Federal Theater in New York provided a rare stage for Black playwrights and emerging actors, among them Denzel Washington, Phylicia Rashad and Chadwick Boseman.

Florida high schools continued an upward trend on student graduation in 2025, posting the highest graudation rates in the state’s history, officials said. The statewide graduation rates were 92.2% for ...

Florida’s high school graduation rate soared last year, topping 92% –– the highest in state history. The 92.2% state average represented a 2.5 percentage point increase from the prior year. Gov. Ron ...

Maurits Acosta, student council president, right, shakes hands with Roberto Alonso, school board member, after receiving his diploma during the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School graduation ...

Florida’s high school graduation rate for the 2024-25 school year was 92% — the highest in the state’s history — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced during his annual State of the State address to the Florida ...

Leon County School District's high school graduation rate increased to 87.9% from 85.1% the previous year. Florida's statewide graduation rate reached a historic high of 92.2%, according to the ...

Broward high school seniors are looking forward to graduation day, but this year, a change in venue for most as the district tries to save money and utilize their own building. "We found out where our ...

INDIANAPOLIS — At one point during high school, Donnessia Dancy didn't know if she would graduate. "Many times where, like, I lost hope, but then it was teachers here that was, like, 'I'm gonna get ...

DENVER — More kids in Colorado are leaving high school with a diploma. Data from the state shows 85% of high school students are graduating -- the highest level in more than a decade. Denver Public ...

The year is 2006. No dress can be worn without a pair of leggings underneath. Side parts reign supreme. And "High School Musical" is gearing up to make DCOM history. Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, ...