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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There are many stories about how going to war impacts individuals. But what about the impact of overseas service on families? As we continue our series,… -
Today’s State of Opportunity story is brought to you by the letter "S," as in study. There’s a new study out that shows Big Bird, Snuffy, Bert and Ernie… -
The Washington Post ran a story this week, highlighting disparities in public education funding and calling it "one of the sleeper civil rights issues of… -
Who is poor? Who is low-income? It’s a question our team and others who report on issues of poverty grapple with a lot. My news editor and I did a quick… -
I want to give a huge shout-out to all the teachers who took our recent State of Opportunity survey about special-education training. You ROCK! We got a… -
Thousands of high school seniors this month will put on their caps and gowns, walk across a stage, and get their diplomas. Go graduates! But it also got… -
Our story this week featured a family that struggled to get the best education for their special needs daughter. It took the help of a lawyer from the… -
Sometimes a family needs more out of a trip to the doctor than what a physician can provide. In those instances, an attorney might be what the doctor… -
Last week I did a story about credit recovery and one high school's use of the online, after-school program to keep students at risk of failing "recover"… -
We do a lot of stories about what’s not working in education, but today we’re going to flip the script and talk about a school that’s doing really well,…
