Seems I recall a few days ago a piece in the ADN that math and English proficiency was below 50% for students across the Anchorage School District. Now we are told graduation rates are increasing. Isn't the obvious conclusion that ASD is practicing social promotion? Or, said another way, isn't it obvious that ASD is graduating a significant number of high school students not proficient in math and English?  If so, then ASD is doing a disservice to the students and society at large because those students will have a difficult time competing with high achieving students.