Newsrooms in the Baltimore News Collaborative have been busy producing important journalism that affects the lives of young people in Baltimore.
Transportation
Baltimore City student riders gain ‘direct line of communication’ to state transit leaders
By Bri Hatch for WYPR – 88.1 FM, published December 14, 2023
Around 35 thousand Baltimore City students take public transportation in various forms to get to school, said Media Relations Manager Sherry Christian — three thousand of which are considered “eligible” for public transportation commutes.
Economic Opportunity
Proposed Baltimore ballot initiative builds community fund by taxing large institutions
By Bri Hatch for WYPR – 88.1 FM, published February 1, 2024
The With Us For Us Coalition wants a future Baltimore City where all neighborhoods are safe, healthy, thriving – and funded by the property taxes of large hospitals and universities.
Public Safety
Shootings among high school teens in Baltimore finally decreasing
Lee O. Sanderlin, Ryan Little and Fernando Becerra for The Baltimore Banner, published March 19, 2024
The number of high school-age shooting victims in Baltimore is decreasing for the first time in three years, a sign of progress in a city beleaguered by gunfire.
Global
By Jaisal Noor for Baltimore Beat, published April 9, 2024
The “Uncommitted” movement in Maryland views voting as a key tactic to push for a ceasefire. It is supported by Jewish Voice for Peace Action (the 501(c)(4) sister organization of Jewish Voice for Peace), chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America, and others.
Housing
Coppin State University launches first-ever housing voucher partnership for low-income students
By Bri Hatch for WYPR – 88.1 FM, published November 7, 2023
Coppin State University will partner with the Housing Authority of Baltimore City to provide housing vouchers for 10 low-income students living in the city.
Education
Suspensions are increasing in Baltimore City schools. Is that a solution, or another problem?
By Bri Hatch for WYPR – 88.1 FM, published February 12, 2024
Out-of-school suspensions and expulsions are increasing in Baltimore City, with numbers exceeding both pre-and-post-pandemic figures.
Mental Health
Maryland lawmakers consider bill to reimburse college students on mental health leave
By Bri Hatch for WYPR – 88.1 FM, published February 6, 2024
For the third year in a row, state lawmakers will consider a bill that requires public colleges and universities to reimburse tuition for students who withdraw during mental health crises.
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