All Pieces for KERA
Going to school in a tough neighborhood has its challenges, even for a high-achiever like Joel Luera. The high school debater is headed to college ...
- Added: Aug 07, 2017
- Length: 04:57
Chance Hawkins, 19, was born with a rare genetic degenerative disease. He’s getting ready to graduate from Fort Worth’s Dunbar High School, conclud...
- Added: Aug 07, 2017
- Length: 04:32
Frisco, once a small, railroad town, is now one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. Two decades ago, three out of every four people livin...
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Apr 24, 2017
- Length: 06:11
- Purchases: 1
Duncanville High School has undergone big demographic changes in recent years. Today, about 70 percent of the students are considered economically ...
- Added: Apr 24, 2017
- Length: 03:40
Through demographic and economic changes over the years, Duncanville High School, in a suburb south of Dallas, has maintained one constant — a winn...
- Added: Apr 24, 2017
- Length: 04:49
Poverty is surging at Kimball High School in Dallas. Fifteen years ago, 57 percent of the families were economically disadvantaged. Today, it’s 83 ...
- Added: Apr 24, 2017
- Length: 04:50
Kimball High School in Dallas has endured a demographic earthquake over the past 50 years. First came integration, then busing and white flight, fo...
- Added: Apr 24, 2017
- Length: 07:31
Here’s a look at each of the four North Texas high schools in our American Graduate series, “Race, Poverty and the Changing Face of Schools.”
- Added: Feb 24, 2017
- Length: 04:45
There’s a big push in education to boost students’ math skills. One group hopes to do that by taking elementary and middle school kids on a series ...
- Added: Dec 20, 2016
- Length: 04:47
The former Dallas Independent School District trustee showed the audience at the Dallas Regional Chamber luncheon some charts and said what they re...
- Added: Dec 20, 2016
- Length: 02:48
In Fort Worth public schools, just three out of every 10 third graders are reading at grade level.
- Added: Dec 20, 2016
- Length: 04:23
Over the next five days, in a series called "The First Week," we’ll listen in on the conversations students, parents, educators and police officers...
- Added: Dec 20, 2016
- Length: 04:18
Over the next five days, in a series called "The First Week," we’ll listen in on the conversations students, parents, educators and police officers...
Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio
- Added: Dec 20, 2016
- Length: 05:08
- Purchases: 1
This week, in an American Graduate series called “The First Week,” we’ve been listening to conversations about race after a summer of racial turmoi...
- Added: Dec 20, 2016
- Length: 03:40
A proposed bill from a Tarrant County lawmaker is causing a stir in education circles.
- Added: Dec 08, 2016
- Length: 05:11
For decades, college has been touted as the best path to economic success for young Americans. But according to our guest this hour, this push towa...
- Added: Dec 08, 2016
- Length: 48:34
In this series, The First Week, KERA's reporters are listening in on the conversations about race happening in and around North Texas schools. Toda...
- Added: Dec 08, 2016
- Length: 03:21
In a KERA American Graduate series called "The First Week," we're listening in on conversations about race. We've heard from parents and students. ...
- Added: Dec 08, 2016
- Length: 04:12
Superintendent Marc Smith is creating new programs and partnerships he hopes will help Duncanville schools stand out. With 13,000 students, Duncanv...
- Added: Dec 08, 2016
- Length: 04:08
In North Texas, some schools are experimenting with teachers making home visits. In Irving, one teacher’s been doing just that for years.
- Added: Dec 08, 2016
- Length: 03:41
