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For the next few days we're featuring stories of ordinary listeners who read or heard a story on State of Opportunity and decided to give some of their…

For the next few days we're featuring stories of ordinary listeners who read or heard a story on State of Opportunity and decided to give some of their…

Over the past few weeks, amongst the holidays and the snowstorms, there has been a surprising amount of news about early education funding in the…

The General Equivalency Diploma exam, better known as the GED test is harder as of today.American Radio Works has done an impressive series on the history…

Over the last year, however, money in the district has gotten really tight. Superintendent Carl Heidrich shows me charts and bar graphs outlining these…

In 2012, the US Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life sentences for juveniles are unconstitutional. That doesn't mean it's impossible for a young…

Last fall, one reporter went into one classroom in one school and met twenty-eight kids trying their best to learn.Despite stereotypes about their school…

Tomorrow, on State of Opportunity, we’re airing a new documentary, called The Big Test.To report the documentary, I spent six weeks in the fall following…

We've passed 1000 "likes" on our Facebook page! What does this mean? It means that we're building a community of listeners who are concerned enough about…

When the middle school closes in Stockbridge, Michigan, the district wants one thing to stay constant amongst all the changes to come. The school…