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Abell Reports are commissioned reports by subject matter experts, academics, and investigative journalists that provide studies of selected issues on the public agenda.
These projects – undertaken with grant funding by academics and nonprofit research and advocacy organizations – advance learning on issues key to Baltimore City.
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Everyone agrees that teens need more sleep. So why does school start so early? This report examines the research on school start times and the implications for students in Baltimore City.
Our 2023 Annual Report highlights the work of organizations across the city that are dedicated to addressing the complex challenges many of our neighbors face and of the great potential they hold.
In 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice issued a consent decree for the Baltimore Police Department, mandating wide-ranging reforms. In a pair of companion reports, researchers from the University of Maryland examine the current state of community-police relations and how certain initiatives could help to improve them.
In the study: Johns Hopkins, University of Maryland, MedStar. “Change is Needed: This is the moment…to promote reform.”
Examining alignment among Maryland’s voluntary state curriculum for high school mathematics, the algebra I high school assessment, and the Accuplacer college placement tests.
Abell salutes Civic Works’ Project Light Bulb and all 300 Mrs. Copelands, who are saving money by saving energy.
Maryland’s own stimulus to renovate buildings for productive use and create jobs, and $8.53 return on every state dollar invested.
What Baltimore can learn from the experience of other countries.
Header photo courtesy of Venture for America.
