'We're setting them up to fail' | How Maryland has changed high school graduation requirements

The Maryland State Department of Education has changed high school graduation requirements, it says, to help more students earn diplomas. But some say, the changes could be setting students up for failure.

Desmond Stinnie is a Baltimore City father who was surprised to learn his honors student was woefully unprepared after leaving high school.

Stinnie’s younger daughter just graduated high school last week. But three years ago, in 2020, Stinnie celebrated the high school graduation of his older daughter, Xaviera.

“This is our prize cadet here, we’re so proud of her,” said Stinnie, admiring a picture of Xaviera. “She’s accomplishing so much more than her old man at such a young age.”

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