Jennifer Guerra
Senior ProducerJennifer 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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Every child who attends the Cummings Early Childhood Center in Flint lives in the city and was exposed to lead as a result of the Flint water crisis. That… -
The Michigan Supreme Court this week handed a big win to parents with disabilities in child welfare cases.If the state removes a child from her home and… -
The state says 38 schools with persistently low test scores might not have to close by the end of the year. At least, not yet. These schools now have 60... -
Miguel and Angel are brothers and they pretty much disagree on everything: TV shows, music, games, even the way they dress. But that stuff’s all pretty... -
Michigan's own Betsy DeVos is now the most powerful education official in the nation. So what does that mean for Michigan? Let's start our story in... -
Our story about the barbershop that takes $2 off haircuts for young readers went viral, so we went back to ask what happened next. -
Figuring out all the different pots of money that go into paying for special education is complicated, but you know what’s even more complicated?... -
The idea for today’s State of Opportunity story comes from you. After we ran a piece about how special ed placements vary from district to district,... -
Most kids will head back to school this week ready to learn. But some will have to spend a good chunk of time re-learning things they forgot over the... -
As kids head back to school, it’s worth remembering that all kids have the right to a free education. But as we've pointed out time and again, free...
