Jennifer Guerra
Reporter/ProducerJennifer is a reporter with Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity project. She previously covered arts and culture for the station, and worked as a producer for WFUV in the Bronx.
Her stories and documentaries have won numerous regional and national awards, and her work has aired on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Marketplace and Studio 360.
Jennifer graduated from the University of Michigan and received her master's in broadcast journalism from Fordham University in New York. When not working on a story, you can find Jen practicing her tap steps and hanging out with her husband and their two hilarious kids.
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Week after week for five years, we’ve played the same clip at the start of every State of Opportunity story. You hear three kids telling us what they want… -
Charter schools are public schools, which means they’re supposed to educate any kid that walks in the door.But a new bill making its way through the… -
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… -
Students in Muskegon Heights are very familiar with uncertainty. They’ve been threatened with school closure many times over the past several years—first… -
With award-winning restaurants and lofts going for half-a-million dollars, Detroit's midtown and downtown areas are hot right now. But the view is… -
Eight places of worship in Michigan – in metro Detroit and near Kalamazoo – have officially joined a growing number of churches and synagogues across the… -
The state says 38 schools with persistently low test scores might not have to close by the end of the year. At least, not yet. These schools now have 60… -
Miguel and Angel are brothers and they pretty much disagree on everything: TV shows, music, games, even the way they dress. But that stuff’s all pretty… -
You may have heard that the state is planning to close as many as 38 schools by this summer, the bulk of which are in Detroit. That’s a big deal for a… -
Michigan's own Betsy DeVos is now the most powerful education official in the nation. So what does that mean for Michigan? Let's start our story in…
