Based on conclusion that "In June, the most recent month for which data was available, 88 percent of students in the class of 2009 who had taken all four tests either passed them all or achieved a combined score that will allow them to graduate. Over the past several years, Maryland public schools have had between 60,000 and 62,000 seniors each year, and between 55,000 and 57,000 have graduated."
Comment: Are there any analysis done to identify which school district[s] or even which high school[s} had the most students whom did not get to graduate? Find the real root-causes and determine needed corrective action[s]. Future employers are only interested in workers who have demonstrated their ability to learn. Jobs are to be earned and not given.