State of Opportunity
Wednesday during Morning Edition and All Things Considered
State of Opportunity is a special project produced by Michigan Radio with major financial support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
The project features documentary reports, first-person storytelling, youth journalists, an online portal, and Michigan Radio’s Public Insight Network.
The goal is to expose the barriers children of low income families in Michigan face in achieving success.
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Nearly 5 million children—or 7% of kids in the U.S.—have had a parent incarcerated at some point in their life.Black children and children from…
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Many of you may be looking forward to an extra day or two of rest due to the holiday weekend. It's a great time to catch up on these recent stories you…
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My husband and I will be sending our youngest daughter off to kindergarten this fall. I must admit, I'm nervous, but she turns five in July and we feel…
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President Donald Trump said he wanted to go after “bad hombres,” but his immigration policies affect more than just those who are here and have committed…
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Who did you most admire when you were a kid? Maybe it was your parent. Or a teacher. Or your favorite TV or movie star.Role models, both positive and…
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Exposure to the arts improves a child's lifelong outcomes. Arts education increases the likelihood of graduating from high school; attending and finishing…
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Students in Muskegon Heights are very familiar with uncertainty. They’ve been threatened with school closure many times over the past several years—first…
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Our experiences shape who we are.Here at State of Opportunity, we've talked extensively about how Adverse Childhood Experiences—or ACEs—can affect a child…
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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…