Each weekly State of Opportunity feature report reached upwards of 99,700 unique radio listeners and each documentary and discussion program reached 60,000 unique radio listeners (Fall …

State of Opportunity is a multi-year reporting and community engagement project focused on how poverty affects children in Michigan. It will shed light on.

Apr 26, 2017 · 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 …

Feb 6, 2015 · Adjusting to college life can be hard for any student, but it is especially tough for those from low-income and first-generation backgrounds. Only 11% of students who fit into …

Mar 30, 2015 · Last week, we brought you a story on the theory of white fragility, which was developed by Robin DiAngelo.. DiAngelo developed her theory after years of both leading and …

Jul 2, 2012 · Update July 10, 11:58 a.m. Paula Wethington of Monroe on a Budget sent us, via the Public Insight Network, a few resources her readership has found most useful.Her blog has …

Mar 6, 2017 · 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 problem, affecting nearly half of …

May 19, 2016 · Students living in poverty face enormous external challenges—including community and housing instability, food insecurity, neglect and neighborhood violence.

Jul 18, 2012 · 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 …

Sep 3, 2015 · A crisis atmosphere surrounded discussion of immigration in Congress in 1920-21. The American Legion, the American Federation of Labor, and patriotic orders warned that …