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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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The state of Maryland has recognized the potential for registered apprenticeships to both provide a path to better-paying careers that do not require college degrees and to help employers meet their needs for employees with specialized skills. This report explores opportunities for and challenges to expanding apprenticeship in Maryland and Baltimore.
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.
The City of Kalamazoo, Michigan, is pioneering a provocative new idea for reversing trends in college enrollment and retention, and economic development: free college tuition.
Do juries in Baltimore City convict defendants at different rates than juries in other jurisdictions?
Linking laptop computers to increased student achievement.
For creating a “beautiful quilt” of the lives of homeless, low- or no-income women.
The once-acclaimed program to restore the Chesapeake Bay, now in its 25th year, has been a failure.
Header photo courtesy of Venture for America.
