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 The Abell Report newsletter offers thought-provoking articles about the challenges facing our region and the successful Abell-funded programs addressing these challenges. Please click on the list of newsletters for a sampling of the type of information available regularly.  Abell Report Newsletter: November 2008 November 11, 2008 - Does Kalamazoo's "Promise" Hold Promise for Baltimore? Abell Salutes: The Public Justice Center (PJC) and Citizens Planning and Housing Association (CPHA) Eviction Reform Initiative for Bringing Greater Dignity and Cleaner Streets to Baltimore.  Abell Report Newsletter: August 2008 August 16, 2008 - Growing! Growing! Gone! The Chesapeake Bay and the Myth of Endless Growth Abell Report Newsletter: January 2008 January 28, 2008 - Guns Making their Way into the Hands of Criminals Pose Continuing Problems of Public Safety Abell Report Newsletter: September 2007 September 30, 2007 - The Dismantling of Baltimore''s Public Housing Abell Report Newsletter: August 2007 August 13, 2007 - The Market is Failing Low Wage Baltimoreans Abell Report Newsletter: February 2007 February 20, 2007 - Maryland's Property Transfer Tax Abell Report Newsletter: January 2007 January 8, 2007 - Hospital-Acquired Infections: A National Tragedy Abell Report Newsletter: November 2006 November 27, 2006 - New Study Disputes Claim That Maryland's Teacher Pension Plan Hampers Recruitment and Retention of Teachers. Abell Report Newsletter: June 2006 June 27, 2006 - Private Discomfort in Public Housing: A cultural conflict is simmering in public housing, between longtime and elderly residents and younger disabled residents. Abell Report Newsletter: May 2006 May 16, 2006 - Maryland''s Electricity Opportunity: How to Fix the Power Breakdown Abell Report Newsletter: January 2006 January 24, 2006 - Underground Video Gambling Industry Costing Maryland More Than $15 Million Annually In Uncollected Taxes. Abell Report Newsletter: December 2005 December 6, 2005 - Special Education in the Baltimore City High Schools: Perspectives, Challenges, Recommendations. Abell Salutes...The Baltimore Scholars program of Johns Hopkins University, for changing lives by changing the rules. Abell Report Newsletter: November 2005 November 9, 2005 - In New Orleans, death was highest among people who lacked access to cars. In Baltimore City, the percentage of those with lack-of-access is higher than New Orleans's. Abell Salutes..."Baltimore CASH Campaign": For opening the door to financial services in communities where it''s usually shut. Abell Report Newsletter: September-October 2005 September 9, 2005 - Going Public With School Privatization. State's contract with Edison Schools, Inc. is in its fifth year. A new report raises the question: Is it a good deal for the Baltimore City Public Schools? Abell Salutes...Jubilee Baltimore: Helping to stabilize neighborhoods by helping neighbors invest in their homes. Abell Report Newsletter: May-June 2005 May 13, 2005 - Help Wanted: A workforce development program in our schools that works for our city. Abell Salutes... St. Ambrose Housing Aid Center: Taking control of Asset Control; stabilizing neighborhoods by buying, renovating, and selling "foreclosed" houses. Abell Report Newsletter: March-April 2005 March 11, 2005 - Nightmare for Baltimore's Day Laborers: Their exploitation in the marketplace is too costly in both economic and human terms. The facts, and recommendations. Abell Salutes... Community Law Center--To see their work, walk down your street. Abell Report Newsletter: January-February 2005 January 24, 2005 - Actuarial Discrimination: City residents pay up to 198% more for car insurance than county residents. Abell Salutes... "Live Baltimore" for reversing the figures by spreading the words. The Abell Report Newsletter: November-December 2004 October 26, 2004 - Commercial Property Assessments in Baltimore City: A Costly Problem, A Strategic Opportunity Abell Salutes... Mayor Martin O''Malley, the citizens of Baltimore, and the more than 60 departments that provide for their quality of life. Their combined efforts are moving Baltimore City in the right direction. The Abell Report Newsletter: October-November 2004 September 27, 2004 - The Road to Nowhere: The Illusion and Broken Promises of Special Education in the Baltimore City and Other Public School Systems Abell Salutes... The Baltimore Stars Coalition for teaching young basketball players how to "use basketball instead of being used by basketball." The Abell Report Newsletter, August-September 2004 August 18, 2004 - High incidence of clinical depression among City''s poor is closely linked to their high rate of poverty, finds new report. Abell Salutes... "Teach For America" for enriching the talent pool of new teachers in Baltimore City Public Schools. The Abell Report Newsletter, June-July 2004 June 7, 2004 - Baltimore City Community College: A Long Way To Go. Two years yield few meaningful reforms, underscores deep-seated challenges facing Baltimore City residents' largest provider of post-secondary education. Abell Salutes... "BEST" - Increasing educational opportunities for disadvantaged African American students The Abell Report Newsletter, January 2004 January 14, 2004 - A Matter of Principals: The kindergarten to grade 12 public school leaders Maryland needs, and how to get them. The State Department of Education estimates that Maryland will need 125 new principals of the highest caliber by August 2004. Abell Salutes... Maryland Public Interest Research Group for its stand against Maryland pollution: "Unacceptable." The Abell Report Newsletter, December 2003 December 15, 2003 - Maryland's Critical Area Act Of 1984 was created to find the citizenry's best interests between two competing needs--to preserve the environment, and to accommodate development. This report by Saunders C. Hillyer attempts to assess the Critical Area Act's impact and effectiveness nearly two decades later. Abell Salutes... Neighborhood Conservation Program (NCP) "Helping neighborhoods build upon existing strengths." The Abell Report Newsletter, November 2003 December 1, 2003 - A License to a Better Life: Owning a car is often a necessity for living and working in Maryland. But for many low-income families, getting a license and maintaining ownership are unattainable goals. Barriers for driver's licensing and ownership must be lowered. Abell Salutes... Planned Parenthood's Emergency Contraception Project for "calming nerves," for "putting minds at ease" The Abell Report Newsletter, September-October 2003 September 29, 2003 - Perils of Economic School Integration. The Baltimore region is moving towards greater economic school segregation -- in the face of recent data reconfirming the educational value of greater economic school integration. A report to the community and recommendations for resolving the problem by David Rusk. Abell Salutes... Maternity Center East: Clinic, counseling center, and home. The Abell Report Newsletter, July-August 2003 July 25, 2003 - Who's and What's at Stake in "High Stakes" Testing? Maryland is at a critical juncture in its deliberations on the implementation of the new high-stakes High School Assessment program. The State''s decisions will determine who graduates from our high schols, and with what qualifications. Abell Salutes... The Violence Intervention Program at U of M''s Shock Trauma: Saving victim''s lives, taxpayers'' money. The Abell Report Newsletter, March 2003 March 24, 2003 - A System In Collapse: Baltimore City suffers from an ovewhelmingly high caseload of tenant evictions. Hurt in the process are tenants, landlords, the City of Baltimore and its neighborhoods. ABELL SALUTES... "Ingenuity" - for taking Baltimore City public school students "all the way to the top." The Abell Report Newsletter, February 2003 February 7, 2003 - The Invisible Dyslexics: How Public School Systems In Baltimore and Elsewhere Discriminate Against Poor Children In the Diagnosis and Treatment of Early Reading Difficulties ABELL SALUTES...SEETTS, for helping to turn lives around on both sides of "the fence." The Abell Report Newsletter, November 2002 November 11, 2002 - Attracting new Americans into Baltimore City's Neighborhoods – Again. Immigration is the key to reversing Baltimore City's population decline. ABELL SALUTES: The Downtown Partnership; Bringing pride back into downtown Baltimore The Abell Report Newsletter, September 2002 October 1, 2002 - Childhood Lead Poisoning in Baltimore: A Generation Imperiled As Laws Ignored ABELL SALUTES: "I Can't We Can"; "Saving lives, winning souls." Drug rehabilitation through "Divine intervention" The Abell Report Newsletter, May/June 2002 June 2, 2002 - Leave your car where you parked it: Get from the Inner Harbor to Inner Harbor East, Fells Point and Canton in about 20 minutes on SMRTram — with fun stops along the way. ABELL SALUTES:... Open Society Institute, OSI The Abell Report Newsletter, March/April 2002 March 1, 2002 - Baltimore City Community College at the Crossroads ABELL SALUTES:... ACORN: Helping neighborhoods and renters. The Abell Report Newsletter, February 2002 February 1, 2002 - Still Getting It Wrong: The Continuing Failure of Special Education in Baltimore City ABELL SALUTES:... Maglev-Maryland For Keeping an Eye on the Prize The Abell Report Newsletter, January 2002 January 1, 2002 - Raising the Bar Presents Problems: New, more rigorous GED test poses another challenge for 1 in 5 Maryland residents who lack a high school education ABELL SALUTES... "CitiStat," Making Baltimore City Government More Responsive The Abell Report Newsletter, October/November 2001 October 1, 2001 - Teacher Certification: An Idea Whose Time Has Gone ABELL SALUTES...Patterson Park Community Development Corporation: The Abell Report Newsletter, September 2001 September 1, 2001 - Every Citizen Is Entitled to Equal Justice Under the Law—But Maryland’s Pretrial Release and Bail Practices Fail to Provide It. ABELL SALUTES:... Uniform Services Academy; "''Still becoming,'' and getting better as we go along." The Abell Report Newsletter, August 2001 August 1, 2001 - Reverse Commuter Programs:Are Workers And Employers Getting Good Mileage From Them? ABELL SALUTES:... New Song Urban Ministries; The Abell Report Newsletter, June/July 2001 June 1, 2001 - Needed: A Sane Approach to the Enforcement of Marijuana Laws ABELL SALUTES:... Vehicles For Change, Inc.: The Abell Report Newsletter, April/May 2001 April 1, 2001 - Air pollution from power plants and incinerators is a widespread cause of ill health in Maryland, but one that the state's policymakers can curb. ABELL SALUTES... Children's Literacy Initiative The Abell Report Newsletter, January/February 2001 January 1, 2001 - One Year Later: Baltimore’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council Reports On The City’s Troubled Criminal Justice System. ABELL SALUTES..."STRIVE-Baltimore" It can provide a job and a new life, but only for those who survive its rigorous program. The Abell Report Newsletter, November/December 2000 November 1, 2000 - Crisis of Access II: Fewer Addiction Services Delivered through Managed Care; Medicaid Managed Care Weakens Public Addiction Treatment System ABELL SALUTES... Sister Gwynette and Christopher Place Employment Academy: The Abell Report Newsletter, September/October 2000 September 1, 2000 - Low-Income Noncustodial Parents, Child Support, And Couterproductive Public Policies. ABELL SALUTES... Sister Charmaine, St. Ambrose and St. Vincent DePaul The Abell Report Newsletter, June/July 2000 June 1, 2000 - The Untapped Potential of Baltimore City Public Preschools: ABELL SALUTES... R.E.A.C.H. Mobile Health Service The Abell Report Newsletter, March/April 2000 March 1, 2000 - They are important to the success of the students - But Baltimore City's AP offerings put it behind the counties. ABELL SALUTES...Mother Seton Academy The Abell Report Newsletter, January/February 2000 January 1, 2000 - “Street-smart” activists use street wisdom to turn around broken lives and broken neighborhoods ABELL SALUTES...The Quarterway Houses, Inc.; The Abell Report Newsletter, March/April 1999 March 1, 1999 - How to Insure Treatment for Addiction Among Baltimore's Poor in the Age of Managed care. ABELL SALUTES... The CollegeBound Foundation The Abell Report Newsletter, January/February 1999 January 1, 1999 - Will "Smart Growth" produce smart growth? ABELL SALUTES... The Caroline Center The Abell Report Newsletter, June/July 1998 June 1, 1998 - To Improve Poor Children''s Test Scores, Move Poor Families. ABELL SALUTES... Biotechnical Institute of Maryland, training the unskilled workers for the skilled biotech jobs The Abell Report Newsletter, April/May 1998 April 1, 1998 - Baltimore's Poor Children Learn As Much As Middle-Class Children During The School Year, But Fall Behind During the Summer, Hopkins Researchers Document. ABELL SALUTES... Greenspring Middle School's "Uniformity of Character" program The Abell Report Newsletter, February/March 1998 February 1, 1998 - Data From Abell Foundation Project Concludes: Changes in Student Breakfast Program Willl Increase Participation, Improve Performance. ABELL SALUTES... The Debating Society at City High School. The Abell Report Newsletter, November/December 1997 November 1, 1997 - The Effects of Divorce on Children. ABELL SALUTES... Pregnancy Prevention Program at Union Memorial The Abell Report Newsletter, July/August 1997 July 1, 1997 - What Baltimore Can Learn From Charlotte, N.C. ABELL SALUTES... Homeless Persons Representation Project The Abell Report Newsletter, February/March 1997 February 1, 1997 - Will Reducing State Income Taxes Stimulate Economic Development? Myths and Realities. ABELL SALUTES... Educational Opportunity Program at Lake Clifton High School The Abell Report Newsletter, April/May 1996 April 1, 1996 - "Help Wanted" Moving Forward With Reverse Commuting; Needed , A strategy. ABELL SALUTES... Breezy Bishop and The High Flying Doves of Western High The Abell Report Newsletter, February 1996 February 1, 1996 - The 2% solution for Maryland: Increase Pension Fund Investment In Venture Capital. ABELL SALUTES... Resident Teacher Program The Abell Report Newsletter , October 1995 October 1, 1995 - "Baltimore Unbound;" New Study Warns: Foundering Baltimore City Could Pull Baltimore Region Down With It; Presents New Recommendations For Survival And Growth of Suburbs, City. Forward to "Baltimore Unbound" We encourage you to sign our e-mailing list to be notified as new publications become available.
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