Paulette Parker
Digital Journalist - BloggerPaulette is a blogger for Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity project, which looks at kids from low-income families and what it takes to get them ahead. She previously interned as a reporter in the Michigan Radio newsroom.
Before working at Michigan Radio, she was the news editor of The Washtenaw Voice at Washtenaw Community College. She has an associate degree in journalism from WCC. And she is currently a junior at Eastern Michigan University, pursuing a bachelor's degree in media studies and journalism.
When she isn't working she is spending time with her husband and two young daughters.
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Children who experience hunger may lag developmentally behind their peers starting as early as kindergarten. That's according to a new study published in…
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The tech industry has a diversity problem.In 2014, Hispanics made up only 4.4% of the professional-level workforce at the headquarters and local branches…
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Last year I told you about babies in Finland sleeping in boxes. It's a program Finland's government started in 1938 that provides all expectant moms with…
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Earlier this week, in an 8-0 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of bolstering the rights of millions of students with learning…
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Education leaders and policy makers have attempted to improve standardized test scores with strategies like longer school days and smaller class sizes.But…
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Got some free time this weekend? Check out these 5 education stories you may have missed this week:1. Applying for college aid just got harder | NPRMany…
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Neighborhoods. It's a topic that has come up time and time again here at State of Opportunity. That's because where people live has a lot to do with who…
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The American Academy of Pediatrics issued a statement in January on protecting immigrant children following president Trump's immigration-focused…
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Wednesday was International Women's Day. It was also "A Day Without a Woman," a protest encouraging participants to skip work or school and avoid spending…
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More than 45 million Americans – nearly 16 million of them children – live below the poverty line.And poverty isn't just a U.S. issue. It's a global…