State of Opportunity

Michigan Radio was recognized this past weekend with two awards from the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI). The station received a First…

In 2012, Michigan Radio’s State of Opportunity (SOO) project started reporting on children in Michigan affected by poverty. This multi-year effort was…

State of Opportunity began in 2012.Since then, the State of Opportunity team has brought us hundreds of stories exploring the barriers to success that…

Two Michigan Radio reporters from the station’s recently completed five-year State of Opportunity journalism project have been accepted into prestigious…

State of Opportunity took Michigan Radio’s Issues & Ale stage for the final time last night at Ypsilanti’s ABC Microbrewery.The project wraps up at the…

Issues & Ale: Moving the Needle on Poverty – A State of Opportunity Re-capTues, April 11, 6:30-8:00 PMArbor Brewing Company Microbrewery 720 Norris…

Turn on the TV news in metro Detroit, and you're bound to catch the latest story about a shooting, a stabbing, or some other tragic story about another…

What happens when you're the parent of a child with special needs, and your view of how you want your child to be educated clashes with the school…

This week, State of Opportunity explored the history of immigration policy in the U.S. and looked at what life is like for undocumented immigrants in…

The issues facing transgender people have received a lot of attention lately. This is due, in large part, to the "bathroom bills" that have been proposed…