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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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…
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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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Thousands of young immigrants in Michigan today are living in a state of limbo. During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump vowed to end the Obama…
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Eight places of worship in Michigan – in metro Detroit and near Kalamazoo – have officially joined a growing number of churches and synagogues across the…
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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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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…
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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…