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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The fates of neighborhoods and schools are intimately intertwined. That's especially true in high-poverty areas like Detroit. You can see those fates… -
In part one of our State of Opportunity documentary, We Live Here, we spent time in Littlefield — a Detroit neighborhood right on the edge. It’s trying… -
(Support trusted journalism like this in Michigan. Give what you can here.)Over the last 15 years, cities across the country have faced wave after wave of… -
The girls who live on the Vista Maria campus in Dearborn Heights have all experienced some kind of serious abuse or neglect. Some are the victims of human… -
Figuring out all the different pots of money that go into paying for special education is complicated, but you know what’s even more complicated? Figuring… -
The idea for today’s State of Opportunity story comes from you. After we ran a piece about how special ed placements vary from district to district,… -
Most kids will head back to school this week ready to learn. But some will have to spend a good chunk of time re-learning things they forgot over the… -
As kids head back to school, it’s worth remembering that all kids have the right to a free education. But as we've pointed out time and again, free… -
No doubt you’ve heard by now about Pokemon Go!. It was all the rage this summer. But we did manage to find a group of kids who put down their smartphones… -
Trust between police and the black community has taken a major hit after the spate of recent police shootings of black men around the country. So this…
