STATE OF OPPORTUNITY. Can Kids in Michigan Get Ahead?
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  • April Van Buren is a producer for Stateside. She produces interviews for air as well as web and social media content for the show.
  • Jennifer 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.
  • Dustin Dwyer is a reporter on the State of Opportunity project, based in Grand Rapids. Previously, he worked as an online journalist for Changing Gears, as a freelance reporter and as Michigan Radio's West Michigan Reporter. Before he joined Michigan Radio, Dustin interned at NPR's Talk of the Nation, wrote freelance stories for The Jackson Citizen-Patriot and completed a Reporting & Writing Fellowship at the Poynter Institute.
  • Steve has been Marketing Director at Michigan Radio since 2005. His job involves coordinating the station’s marketing, communication and public relations efforts, special events, and community & media partnerships.
  • Paulette is a blogger for Michigan Radio's State of Opportunity project, which looks at kids from low-income families and what it takes to get them ahead. She previously interned as a reporter in the Michigan Radio newsroom.
  • When the middle school closes in Stockbridge, Michigan, the district wants one thing to stay constant amongst all the changes to come. The school…
  • This story has been updated to reflect new information. Our State of Opportunity project has been following the story of a little boy named Charlie. His…
  • The Michigan Senate will vote on Senate Bill 319 any day now.Under the bill, which is expected to pass, about 350 juveniles sentenced to mandatory life…
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