All Pieces for KERA
Texas passed its Dream Act 13 years ago and became the first state to allow immigrant kids to pay in-state tuition at public universities. But it d...
- Added: Nov 18, 2014
- Length: 02:48
Texas schools are required by law to protect students from bullying, ever since the Texas Legislature passed a bullying and cyber-bullying bill in ...
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- Added: Nov 18, 2014
- Length: 02:53
- Purchases: 1
Texas is considering new social studies textbooks for public school students for the first time since 2002.
- Added: Nov 14, 2014
- Length: 37:54
Teachers are charged with one of the world's most important jobs. Krys Boyd talks this hour about how we can better serve our teachers with Dana Go...
- Added: Nov 14, 2014
- Length: 48:31
Twenty percent of new principals leave the job within two years. Krys Boyd talks this hour about the challenges faced by the leaders of our schools...
- Added: Nov 14, 2014
- Length: 48:32
Krys Boyd talks with David Flink about how we can better teach children with special needs.
- Added: Nov 14, 2014
- Length: 48:31
Krys Boyd speaks with Mary Robertson, producer of the Frontline documentary Separate and Unequal.
- Added: Nov 13, 2014
- Length: 48:31
Krys Boyd interviews Sheryll Cashin, civil-rights advocate and Georgetown law professor about why neighborhoods that students come from may be more...
- Added: Nov 13, 2014
- Length: 48:29
How are North Texas teachers challenging and inspiring students to succeed? Innovation.
- Added: Nov 13, 2014
- Length: 54:57
Mayra ranked third in her graduating class at W. H. Adamson High School in Dallas. She was active in several clubs and volunteered at Methodist Hos...
- Added: Apr 17, 2014
- Length: 03:41
Jarrell grew up never knowing his biological father and experienced homelessness after his mother divorced his stepfather. He learned to balance sc...
- Added: Apr 17, 2014
- Length: 03:36
At an early age, Prabhesh lost his father in a car accident that also severely injured his mother. In spite of these challenges, Prabhesh excelled ...
- Added: Apr 17, 2014
- Length: 03:40
Leslie dropped out of high school her freshman year and got pregnant at 15. Three years later, she enrolled in Cassata high, a Catholic school in F...
- Added: Apr 08, 2014
- Length: 04:19
Scottie's childhood was shaped by his father's frequent stints in prison. He dropped out of school several times and supported himself by selling d...
- Added: Apr 04, 2014
- Length: 04:41
Ashley, an honors graduate from Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth, spent much of her childhood in and out of foster care. Ashley received a ful...
- Added: Apr 04, 2014
- Length: 05:11
Learning a new language isn't easy. It's even harder if you haven't been to school in decades. That hasn't stopped 85-year-old Pablo Valverde, who ...
- Added: Apr 04, 2014
- Length: 03:16
Making the jump from middle to high school is one of those big moments in a kid's life. In this installment of KERA's education series Class of '17...
- Added: Apr 04, 2014
- Length: 02:53
Leading up to his first day in high school, Ricky Rijos, part of KERA's series Class of '17, stayed busy the way he always has: playing and practic...
- Added: Apr 04, 2014
- Length: 03:21
KERA is following a diverse group of students making the transition from middle school to high school. The series, called Class of '17, is part of ...
- Added: Apr 04, 2014
- Length: 03:49
Joel is a smart kid in a tough neighborhood. Sometimes other kids don't get why he's so studious. Joel is a part of KERA's series Class of '17.
- Added: Apr 04, 2014
- Length: 03:28
