Cody High School is on Detroit’s west side, in a neighborhood that struggles with blight, drugs and gangs. As Cody football coach Jimmie Knight says, "everybody wants to be ...
What if third grade students could carve out time during the school day to let their imaginations run wild? State of Opportunity’s Jennifer Guerra visited an elementary ...
Lots of high school seniors are nailing down what they want to do after they graduate. For students who choose to go to college, there can be lots of stress around getting ...
There are a few talks nearly all parents have with their kids. There’s the birds and the bees talk. There’s the ‘don’t do drugs talk.’ Some parents also have to have the race ...
In early December, most college students are packing their bags and heading home for the holiday break. Except for those who've experienced foster care, homelessness, or ...
The goal for children in foster care is to find them permanent homes. For some, that might mean adoption. But the road to adoption can be bumpy, and for some children their ...
Suicide is a major public health problem for American Indians. The suicide rate for American Indian teenagers is two-and-a-half times higher than the national average. With ...
Michigan Radio’s State of Opportunity reporter Jennifer Guerra recently spent the day with about one-hundred elementary school students at Camp Burt Shirley. That's a ...
Black students consistently lag behind their white peers on standardized tests. Experts have been trying to come up with ways to shrink the achievement gap for decades, but ...
Making it to graduation is a given for a lot of people. It’s just one of the many steps on the path to a career. But for some it’s not that easy. Our State of Opportunity ...