Senior editor for engagement and data

Steve Earley

Steve Earley uses data and technology to engage and grow The Baltimore Sun's audience and to support and advance its journalism. His work has included novel analyses of health and fire data to quantify the dangers of guns and vacant homes and industry research to guide The Sun through the rise of blogs, smartphones, social media, podcasts and artificial intelligence. A graduate of Elon University, Steve relaxes by making film photos and his own pizza dough. Email him at searley@baltsun.com.

Creative City Public Charter School in Baltimore, Maryland gained 15 points on the 2024-2025 Maryland School Report Card, the greatest improvement of any school statewide. (Kevin Richardson/Staff)

Maryland schools show modest gains on latest state report card

November 4, 2025 at 3:36 p.m.

Results from the 2024-2025 Maryland School Report Card show modest gains statewide as tests scores rise and chronic absenteeism ebbs.

Preview of chart showing distribution of 2024-25 Maryland public school star ratings.

Maryland school ratings: View 2024-25 data by school and district

November 4, 2025 at 4:32 p.m.

View Maryland's star ratings for every public school based on factors including MCAP test scores, graduation rate and chronic absenteeism.

File - University of Maryland, College Park. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

Maryland college crime reports up, driven by vehicle theft, assault

October 21, 2025 at 2:27 p.m.

Increased crime on campus contrasts with national trends that show an overall decline in crime, including in Maryland. Baltimore, for example, continues to see steep drops in both violent and...

Social Security Administration in Woodlawn.

Federal government shutdown by the numbers: Quantifying the impact in Maryland

October 2, 2025 at 9:43 a.m.

The first shutdown this decade tips hundreds of thousands of residents and Maryland itself into economic uncertainty. Here's the potential impact by the numbers.

Liz Larsen and Michael Strassner star in The Baltimorons, a romantic comedy set in Baltimore. They are outside Dylan’s Oyster Cellar where they filmed. Strassner, a Baltimore native, co-wrote the screenplay with director Jay Duplass. (Kim Hairston/staff).

Here’s where ‘The Baltimorons’ filmed, from Hampden to the Key Bridge | MAP

September 25, 2025 at 3:30 p.m.

"The Baltimorons" film debuted locally this month, full of neighborhood landmarks that showcase Baltimore's quirky culture. Here's a map of all the filming locations.

File photo: Fall foliage in Baltimore in late afternoon light. (Kenneth K. Lam/Staff)

Maryland foliage forecast: Dry weather could make season shorter, duller

September 24, 2025 at 6:57 p.m.

For the second fall in a row, dry conditions could soften and shorten Maryland's fall foliage show.

The 175th Infantry of the Maryland National Guard is stationed along Pratt Street at the Inner Harbor on April 28, 2015. (Staff)

Trump wants troops in Baltimore. Here’s when the National Guard was here before.

September 6, 2025 at 7:31 p.m.

Although sending uninvited troops into Baltimore's crime fight would be uncharted territory, a National Guard presence in the city is not.

Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program

MCAP data: View 2025 standardized test results for Maryland, schools, districts

August 27, 2025 at 1:12 a.m.

View new and historical Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program data for individual schools, districts and the state as a whole and 2025's statewide achievement gaps.

During a news conference at City Police headquarters this morning, Police Commissioner Richard Worley, left, and Mayor Brandon Scott, right, announced the takedown of a drug trafficking organization that was operating in East Baltimore.

Baltimore homicides, shootings continue to drop in first half of 2025

July 1, 2025 at 6:24 p.m.

Mayor Brandon Scott touted continued decreases in the city's homicide and non-fatal shooting rates for the first half of 2025.

Map of 2025 Baltimore County councilmanic Redistricting Commission's first draft plan. (Staff)

Baltimore County Council redistricting: View maps and data for draft plans

May 20, 2025 at 9:40 a.m.

See how your Baltimore County Council district would change under draft plans for accommodating two newly added seats.

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