Kasturi Pananjady
data reporter
Kasturi Pananjady is a data reporter for The Baltimore Banner. Her job involves statistical analysis, shoe-leather reporting, writing and data visualization as she mines datasets for insights to drive innovative storytelling. She previously worked as a data reporter at The Associated Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Connecticut Mirror.
The latest from Kasturi
Why we might not know every election outcome tonight
Expanded voting options in Maryland may delay final results, as mail-in ballots can be counted for more than a week after Election Day.
Who cares for children of deported parents? This priest has signed up to take on 31.
This Takoma Park priest has agreed to be the standby guardian for 31 children amid the Trump administration’s aggressive campaign to expel immigrants.
These 248 Maryland schools are most vulnerable to measles outbreaks
Infectious-diseases experts say vaccination rates at some schools are concerning as Maryland sets a modern record for cases amid a wave of national outbreaks.
He helped build a North Baltimore community. Now his neighbors want to honor him.
Joe Nathan Page has lived in his Northeast Baltimore home for over 60 years. He’s one of at least 129,000 Baltimoreans who have lived in their homes for 20 or more years.
Maryland school test scores: See how your school performed on the MCAP in 2026
Statewide scores have hardly budged since last year.
Maryland students still struggle with high school-level math: See your school’s scores
Maryland students continue to struggle with high school-level math, with only 21.3% passing the Algebra I MCAP exam and disparities across districts and demographic groups.
Cecil County’s only birth center is closing. Why did no one save it?
A rural hospital in Cecil County plans to stop delivering babies. The closure of its Family Birth Center poses a challenge to pregnant residents and shows the limits of the state’s hospital regulatory system.
Prince George’s, Montgomery account for a third of the state’s population growth in 2025
Prince George’s County accounted for more than a quarter of the state’s population growth in 2025, with nearly 6,000 new residents.
