After grade ten, track students to four-year, technical school, help them get an apprenticeship. Put the GED in high school. Have a portfolio diploma. Exempt non-English speaking students. Education should meet military standards.
Apprenticeships are hard to get.
Differentiated diplomas could keep kids out of some of these areas. Graduation requirements should be locally controlled. Do what you are doing now and do it well. Refine what exists. No more requirements.