California High School Graduation Rate Reaches All Time High

Darreontae Martin laughs with his classmates during the graduation ceremony for Sheffield High School at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tenn. on Sunday, May 20, 2012. Martin, a former football player at Sheffield who was struck by two drag-racing cars while crossing the street in May 2011, achieved his goal of walking across the stage to get his diploma without the use of a cane. (AP Photo/The Commercial Appeal, Mike Brown)