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Sahana Jayaraman

Sahana

Sahana Jayaraman is a data reporter for the Baltimore Banner. She uses code to interrogate large datasets and identify trends and patterns, then pairs her findings with anecdotes to write compelling stories. She focuses on equipping readers with essential news and context about the world around them and exposing systemic ills and exploitation. Before she arrived at The Banner, Sahana worked at The Arizona Republic and at The Washington Post. She has a proven track record of impact and recognition: Her coverage of assisted living facilities in Arizona spurred a state law that increased protections for residents with dementia and won a 2024 IRE award. At the Post, she was part of the team that won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service.

The latest from Sahana Jayaraman

In Anne Arundel, Meade and Crofton high schools’ growth stands out on state reading test
“This data is evidence that the work we have done over the last three years is paying dividends,” Anne Arundel County Schools Superintendent Mark Bedell said in a statement.
4 things to know about Howard County’s MCAP scores
Howard County Public School System elementary and middle school students once again outperformed state averages in the annual reading and math exams.
20 Baltimore County schools improve by double-digits on state test
Twenty schools improved by double-digits on either English or math scores in the county. And results for two nationally recognized schools show they are living up to the hype.
Maryland public school test scores: Search to see how your school performed in 2025
Wondering if your school improved its standing? Or which schools have made particularly large gains in recent years? With our searchable tables, you can explore MCAP scores for your local school — or any school in Maryland.
Ulysses “Chuck” Palmer and his daughter Serenity Palmer wait in line for snowballs from Daisy Bush at the D&D Variety store, in Baltimore, Friday, August 8, 2025.
In Baltimore’s ‘hope desert,’ mass overdoses overshadow residents’ struggle for survival
To Baltimore Penn North neighborhood residents, it felt like the beginning of a familiar cycle: Crisis strikes, troubling woes are in the spotlight and then the cameras and immediate attention are gone.
Anti-violence programs, such as the Group Violence Reduction Strategy, have also brought down the number of youth homicides in Baltimore.
Baltimore recorded fewest youth homicides in a decade in first half of 2025
Baltimore City officials and community groups have invested in prevention programs meant to divert kids away from gun violence.
Maryland’s population grew more diverse. Look up your county in these charts.
Charts show the demographic breakdown and change in every Maryland county, plus Baltimore, in 2024.
Downtown Frederick on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
White population declined across Maryland. These 7 counties saw gains.
Growth in the Hispanic and Asian communities drove Maryland's population growth, offsetting decreases in the white population.
From left: Montgomery College had 1,257 international students; The University of Maryland, College Park, had 6,627; and almost half of the international students studying in Maryland last year — 10,054 of them — were at Johns Hopkins University.
These Maryland colleges would be hardest hit if they lose international students
More than a third of Maryland’s roughly 24,000 international students were from China last school year.
April marked the lowest total of any month in any year dating back to 2012.
Baltimore’s homicide rate dropped to a historic low last month, defied racial trends
Baltimore ended April with five homicides, the lowest monthly total in recent memory.
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