State of Opportunity

Today, on State of Opportunity, I report on a troubling fact of charter school expansion in Michigan: Some of the state's best charter schools are…

Fewer teens and kids are incarcerated now in Michigan than fifteen years ago. A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation says youth incarceration in…

In the last piece in the Stockbridge series, State of Opportunity explores how the schools in Stockbridge, Michigan have in some ways a sad task in…

The following is a summary of a previously recorded interview. To hear the complete segment, click the audio above. All this week, Michigan Radio is…

Clarification: We've updated the story to make the funding comparisons more clear.In his State of the State address last week, Governor Snyder called for…

The amount of money you save can have a big impact on your child's life. State of Opportunity's Jennifer Guerra recently spoke with Erin Currier, director…

There's a growing consensus that more needs to be done to prepare children for kindergarten. But does preschool really have a significant impact on the…

There's a lot of research that shows just how important the first few years of a child's life are to their cognitive development. But for those of us who…

Economic mobility for Americans at the bottom of the income scale seems to be fading. Today more than 40 percent of children born into poverty stay in…

After months of political rancor and over $2 billion raised, the 2012 presidential race is almost over. Yet with only six days left until Election Day,…