UNIVERSITY PARK, CENTRE COUNTY - The State Department of Education recently asked Penn State to look into test scores and graduation rates at every high school in Pennsylvania. It found most districts are giving kids diploma's even if they don't make the grade.

The Penn State College of Education asked all 501 school districts for their data. 79 didn't respond. 18 districts held back kids that didn't pass a state test. But 400 districts allowed kids to get their diploma despite failing scores. That came out to 56,000 students.

There's no way to tell what 18 districts are actually holding kids back. That's because the study was done anonymously.