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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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A reflection on the promising new approaches and new resources that have been brought to bear in the last decade.
Recent changes to state funding have reignited conversations among Maryland corrections leaders about expanding and strengthening electronic monitoring (EM) and pretrial services. This report summarizes key findings from the Justice Policy Institute’s research into EM as well as best practices.
Racial bias in home appraising can harm individuals by making home purchases more expensive or refinancing unattainable, but when compounded on the community level, it can have profound impacts on minority communities’ ability to build wealth. Using newly available federal data, this report finds evidence of systemic appraisal bias that undervalues homes in predominantly Black communities in Baltimore City and the surrounding counties.
To meet the need for scientists and engineers, many states are establishing residential math-science high schools. With Maryland’s vision for its future focused on science and engineering, is it time for Maryland, too, to have a residential math-science high school?
Students who could only dream of being college bound, thanks to CollegeBound, really are.
Deconcentration holds the promise of not only helping the poor; but also the suburbs they move into; and the cities they move out of.
In a well-intentioned attempt to “correct,” are we “rewriting”?
The community needs to debate: “What is accurate? What shall we teach our children?”
Header photo courtesy of Venture for America.
