State of Opportunity from Michigan Radio
Summary: State of Opportunity exposes the barriers Michigan children of low income families face in achieving success.
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Hate crimes against Muslims in the U.S. went way up after the September 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. And the backlash against American Muslims is on...
There’s been lots of talk lately about refugees, mostly about whether to let them into the U.S. and how they’re being vetted. But there is a human side...
After last week's attacks in Paris, President Barack Obama condemned the terrorists and pledged support to France, saying: "We stand prepared and ready...
How do you navigate life on the outside after you’ve been locked up in prison for years? That’s a question more than 6,000 federal inmates recently...
Kent County Sherriff Deputy Patrick Stewart was on his lunch break last week. Lunch, in his case, was at 12:30 in the morning. He stopped at a fire...
In some circles, "network" is a dirty word, something we don't like to talk about lest we admit out loud that maybe, just maybe, we didn't get where we...
We’ve talked a lot on State of Opportunity about racial achievement gaps - how the average test score for black, Hispanic or Native American kids isn’t...
"I need to find a decomposer." Bryce Gidley is learning about ecological communities. It just so happens he’s surrounded, immersed really, in long...
Imagine for a moment you’re a high school student. You’ve spent the last several months doing everything you can to raise money for the biggest trip of...
We first told you about Ireana Bernal in our documentary, College Material. Today's story is an update. This is a story of a dream on the verge of...
This is a story about elementary school students, but it's not about the latest standardized test scores or teacher evaluations. Oh no, dear reader,...
Chris Reynolds will never forget his first day on campus at the University of Michigan. He and his dad had gotten up super early to drive the nine hours...
There are a few talks nearly all parents have with their kids. There’s the "birds and the bees" talk, and the "don't do drugs" talk. Some parents also...
Teaching middle school students about what happened in Ferguson, or talking about choke holds and grand juries – that’s not part of Common Core, and it...
This is part of a special collaboration between Bridge Magazine and Infowire. Read their report here. It can be a challenge to educate kids with...
