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Capital News Service is a student-powered news organization run by the University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism. With bureaus in Annapolis and Washington run by professional journalists with decades of experience, they deliver news in multiple formats via partner news organizations and a destination Website.
The U.S. spends $500 per child annually on early childhood care, according to 2021 data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development. The average annual spending for the 38 member countries in the organization is $14,436.
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Delegates at the Republican National Convention certified Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance Monday afternoon as Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, a pick that stirred resounding endorsements from Maryland and other state delegations.
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After a shooting at a Pennsylvania campaign rally Saturday left one attendee and a gunman dead and former President Donald Trump injured, Maryland officials on both sides of the aisle expressed support for victims and outrage at the act of political violence.
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On top of a statewide shortage of child care providers — which the Local News Network at the University of Maryland documented earlier in this series — education officials face another significant challenge in creating that mixed delivery system. The Local News Network survey this spring found many remaining child care providers are either reluctant to participate in the pre-K expansion or are refusing to take part.
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Since January 2020, the number of level-5 providers in Maryland has increased by 9.6%, according to state statistics retrieved by the Local News Network. However, 15 of the state’s 24 jurisdictions have lost level-5 providers, and providers overall appear to have mixed feelings about the EXCELS program.
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The COVID-19 pandemic made matters worse. Maryland lost 15% of its child care providers and nearly 7% of its child care slots from Jan. 1, 2020, through Jan. 1, 2024, according to state statistics retrieved by the Local News Network. Those stats show that the number of child care slots in Maryland fell by 15,152 in those four years.
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By SHAUN CHORNOBROFF BALTIMORE – Through his more than three decades working at and now owning Gera Variety Discount Liquors,
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While Hamlin’s business and nonprofit target tourists and host events around Baltimore, some locals feel left out. Warren Davis, who lives in Park Heights, said the bakery should be open more often for community members and he is not interested in the community events.
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Mike Squirrelwyde, better known as DJ Squirrel Wyde, and Pitts were early collaborators on the battle rap scene. The two co-hosted a battle rap program called “Tuesday Night Fights” on the 92Q Jams radio channel. The show was part of Squirrelwyde’s mission to give exposure to local Baltimore artists, “Black businesses, people that wrote books, whoever.”
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Over the last five months, eight reporters at Capital News Service met with more than 70 small business owners and staff across Baltimore to understand how they survive in the era of big box stores and online shopping.
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