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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.
Dean Alfred Sommer says, “We want to add more years, and more to the quality of those years, that an individual and a society can enjoy. The world must learn that prevention is cheaper than the cure.”
As gambling grows in popularity, income-hungry jurisdictions across America are increasingly viewing casino gambling as a panacea: a way to boost tax revenues, reverse downward job trends, and to attract tourism.
Students have fun mapping their way to expanded knowledge of geography.
The cornerstone of Baltimore’s economic development during the burgeoning 1970s was its ability to leverage federal, state, and private resources; today, even though those resources are scarce, Baltimore spends little of the federal funds that are available for job creating and tax producing activities. Is a reallocation needed?
For young people in East Baltimore, a school away from school, a home away from home–and for many, a family where there is no family.
Header photo courtesy of Venture for America.
