For most working professionals, there is a very clear life pattern. Education comes first, then an entry level position, then a climb up the company ladder until retirement.

PARK HILLS — The cool weather on Saturday morning was welcomed by Mineral Area College President Dr. Steven Kurtz as a few thousand people crammed into the field house for the graduation ceremony.

No Child Left Behind just got a little broader. New regulations announced last week by U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings will track high schools and force them to lift graduation rates for all students, including minorities and students

Seventy-six Iroquois Job Corps students walked across the graduation stage at the Education Center Friday afternoon. They may have had to overcome a number of hardships, but their futures are now filled with hope.

LAS CRUCES — Cap and gown ordered? Check. Relatives flying in from Boise and Denver? Check. Post-graduation party for the family planned? Check. All classes passed? Not exactly.