Jennifer Guerra
Jennifer is a reporter 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 covered arts and culture for the station, and was one of the lead reporters on the award-winning education series Rebuilding Detroit Schools. Prior to working at Michigan Radio, Jennifer lived in New York where she was a producer at WFUV, an NPR station in the Bronx.
Her stories and documentaries have won numerous regional and national awards, and her work has aired on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Marketplace and Studio 360.
Jennifer graduated from the University of Michigan and received her M.A. in broadcast journalism from Fordham University. When she's not on the radio, she and her husband are making up lyrics to songs and singing them to their adorable baby girl.
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On top of the fear immigrant parents have of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement, they worry about the children they could be separated from. So they're making plans, just in case.
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Our story about the barbershop that takes $2 off haircuts for young readers went viral, so we went back to ask what happened next. -
A great way for kids to brush up on reading skills? Why, reading to the barber, of course. That's the idea at one barbershop in Ypsilanti, Mich. Oh, and in Houston, Dubuque, Iowa, and Columbus, Ohio. -
Who knows how much it takes to educate a child, and how do you find out? The state of Michigan is trying to answer those questions right now.
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When it comes to test scores, students at Michigan's Brimley Elementary School are well above the state average. About half its students are Native Americans, many are from low-income families. -
Extra credit and "credit recovery" help Michigan students graduate, but there are questions about rigor. -
When students are the first in their family to go to college, they often feel out of place. Many say they need more help from their schools.
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A middle-school classroom in Michigan takes on the complicated issue of race and justice in society. The students, all of whom are black, worry what happened to Trayvon Martin could happen to them. -
Aging out of foster care and into college is a difficult transition that few make successfully. A few states, including Michigan, are now trying to change that. -
When holiday break comes, college kids start packing up and heading for home. But for former foster students, there's no home to go to.
