Falling graduation rates and an increase in teen pregnancies have led some Montgomery County officials to call for more school programs designed for job training rather than college preparation.

The graduation problem is especially acute among Hispanic and African American female students in the county, where graduation rates over the decade have fallen faster than their male counterparts. In 2009, 84 percent of African American women graduated from Montgomery County schools, down from 93 percent in 2002. Among Hispanic women, 80 percent graduated in 2009, down from 90 percent in 2002.

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