Jennifer Guerra
- Username: guerraj
- Reporter/Producer
- Role: Producer/Reporter: Station-Based
Recent Pieces from Jennifer Guerra
Mister Knight's Neighborhood, a documentary
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From: Michigan Radio
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 ...
This is what happens when students let their imaginations run wild
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From: Michigan Radio
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 ...
Coming out as poor at an elite university
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From: Michigan Radio
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 ...
For some mixed race families, parenting is a black and white issue
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From: Michigan Radio
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 ...
Home for the holidays, in a dorm room
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From: Michigan Radio
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 ...
Here's what Michigan is doing to reduce the rate of broken adoptions for foster care youth
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From: Michigan Radio
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 ...
The devastating rate of suicide among American Indian teens
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From: Michigan Radio
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 ...
Detroit kids go to camp to do things they can't do in the city
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From: Michigan Radio
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 ...
Teaching students how to switch between Black English and Standard English can help them get ahead
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From: Michigan Radio
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 ...
