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Elizabeth Shwe was a Report for America corps member at Maryland Matters through May 2022. She previously covered California state politics during an internship at The Sacramento Bee. She is a 2020 graduate of Princeton University with a degree in political science. At Princeton she was a producer for WPRB 103.3 FM News & Culture section, the station’s only long form podcast-type program. Shwe also wrote for The Daily Princetonian, and tutored with the Petey Greene Program, which offers free tutoring to incarcerated people.
U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona visited a public school in Baltimore on Wednesday morning, urging districts throughout the state to do everything they can…
Howard County Community College is offering support to students financially harmed by the pandemic through the loss of personal or family income, changes in…
During a summer with more frequent fires and floods, Maryland state lawmakers and environmental advocates are beginning to think about what another climate bill…
Officers at Maryland’s largest prison say that they have been understaffed for years, fostering an unsafe environment and leading to a rise in assaults…
The Maryland Economic Development Corporation provided assistance to about 300 of the 1,000 students in Maryland’s public universities who wanted to cancel their housing…
All 24 public school systems in Maryland have begun summer programs to help students catch up from learning loss induced by the coronavirus pandemic,…
In 2018, Laura Morales decided to install solar panels on the roof of her home in Silver Spring, hoping it would save energy and…
A week after a judge issued a ruling that maintains Maryland’s participation in enhanced federal unemployed benefits, the Unemployed Workers Union returned to Baltimore…
Chuen-Chin Bianca Chang and Kevin Bokoum are the two newest members of the Maryland State Board of Education. Chang is replacing former board member…
Large grocery stores, restaurants and fresh produce distributors in Maryland send their food waste to landfills, mostly because there is no other option in…