Maryland backtracks on gender identity lessons for kindergartners
The Maryland State Department of Education is proposing changes that would delay lessons on gender identities from kindergarten to fifth grade.
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Baltimore charity criticizes youth fund decision to send tax money to mayor
Some nonprofit leaders are questioning why the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund sent $7 million in taxpayer funds back to the mayor's office instead of to local grassroots organizations.
Baltimore youth fund silent on how it sent taxpayer money to the mayor’s office
The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund has repeatedly ignored Spotlight on Maryland’s questions about how it sent $7 million taxpayer funds back to the mayor's office.
Schleifer: Baltimore youth fund oversight bill doesn’t go far enough
Baltimore City Councilman Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer says the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund should be required to provide line-by-line spending data.
Maryland awards $6 million to small nonprofit with no tax records since 2022
Maryland awarded more than $6 million taxpayer dollars to a nonprofit that has not filed a record of its spending since 2022, raising concerns with transparency experts.
Taxpayer-backed Baltimore youth fund refuses to answer questions about spending
Reporting on the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund shows gaps in transparency, raising questions about how the nonprofit spends taxpayer money.
‘Erode public trust’: Concerns mount after nonprofit employing mayor’s wife received taxpayer dollars
The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) awarded $62,500 in taxpayer money to a nonprofit that employs Mayor Brandon Scott's wife.
Accountability questions mount as 9 Baltimore City Council members silent on BCYF oversight bill
A bill proposing new regulations on the Baltimore Children and Youth Fund is in limbo as nine City Council members are silent about whether they support stronger oversight of the...
Baltimore youth fund spent $100k on trip to Alabama for adults
The Baltimore Children and Youth Fund spent roughly $100,000 in taxpayer money on a civil rights trip for adults to Alabama last year, records show.
Baltimore City IG investigates taxpayer-backed youth fund
The taxpayer-backed Baltimore Children and Youth Fund (BCYF) is under investigation by the Baltimore City inspector general, according to sources familiar with the investigation.