KERA

StationAccount image

KERA 13 and KERA 90.1 are the public radio and television stations for North Texas, touching the lives of 3.2 million viewers and listeners every week.

Series

Caption: Desmond Davis, Credit: Ginny Martin
4 Pieces

For many teens, graduating from high school is tough enough. Try doing all that reading, homework and studying when you don't have a place to live. Meet some of these students in North Texas - and the people who are helping them out.

  • From: KERA
  • Updated: Jul 02, 2015
Caption: Senior Walk, Credit: Duncanville High School Archives
6 Pieces

Public schools in North Texas have experienced several demographic shifts over the past half-century. From integration and white flight to immigration and charter schools, the educational landscape has been reshaped.

  • From: KERA
  • Updated: Feb 24, 2017
Series image
6 Pieces

In a series called "The First Week," KERA reporters listened in on conversations students, parents, educators and police officers engaged in after a summer of racial turmoil in the U.S. and police shootings in Dallas.

  • From: KERA
  • Updated: Dec 07, 2016
Series image
13 Pieces

Five years ago, we met a group of North Texas eighth graders from different schools with different lives. As senior year winds down, we check in with members of the Class of 2017 before they graduate.

  • From: KERA
  • Updated: Aug 09, 2017
Series image
10 Pieces

In Texas, one in three children has a parent who's an immigrant -- or they're immigrants themselves. They have to learn a new language, adapt to a different culture and try to fit into a community that may not embrace newcomers. KERA's Stella M. Chavez follows these first-generation Texans and the educators weaving them into the American tapestry. It's all part of KERA's American Graduate initiative.The series includes a one-hour radio special with Ms. Chavez, hosted by KERA's Krys Boyd.

  • From: KERA
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2015
Series image
42 Pieces

Charting the journey from childhood to graduation

  • From: KERA
  • Updated: Dec 08, 2016
Series image
10 Pieces

Students from high schools across North Texas are featured in a new series, KERA Yearbook: An American Graduate Project. These stories cover a variety of topics including: testing, bullying, financial aid, truancy, sports, etc.

  • From: KERA
  • Updated: Apr 20, 2015
Series image
6 Pieces

A series of 6 one-hour interviews with internationally acclaimed authors

  • From: KERA
  • Updated: Apr 11, 2006

Latest Pieces

Piece image
For every exasperated teacher who feels like students have become surgically attached to smartphones, a new study from the Pew Research Center conf...

  • Added: May 11, 2015
  • Length: 02:55
Caption: Shanterrica Piper got her GED thanks to a program at Alley's House, a Dallas nonprofit, Credit: Courtney Collins
Stuart Spitzer, a Republican from Kaufman, kicked up a controversy about sex education during a recent marathon budget debate in the Texas House. H...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2015
  • Length: 03:14
Piece image
The federal government announced last week that it is investigating Dallas County for how it arrests and prosecutes students who miss school. More ...

Bought by WABE


  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:29
  • Purchases: 1
Piece image
Suspending rowdy students has long been a popular way for schools to keep order in their classrooms. New research shows that this punishment is cou...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:19
Caption: Teresa Kigugawa wraps ice on senior Oscar Castro's calves at Bryan Adams HS in Dallas ISD, Credit: Dianna Douglas
The Dallas Independent School District was recently commended by the National Athletic Trainers Association and the Youth Sports Safety Alliance fo...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:33
Caption: Ashley Flores (left) and her mother, Juana Flores, Credit: Dianna Douglas
High school seniors are told early and often to fill out a free application for federal student aid - typically called a FAFSA - to help them pay f...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:21
Caption: Harpool Middle School students, Credit: Bill Zeeble
There's a new after-school club in Denton ISD where kids can play computer games. But, they're not just staring like zombies into screens. This is ...

  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 03:17
Caption: KERA's Stella M. Chavez
KERA's Krys Boyd and Stella Chavez sit down for a one-hour radio special that features stories from the American Graduate: Generation One series.

  • Added: Apr 20, 2015
  • Length: 53:35
Caption: Irum Ali walks the halls of Liberty High in Frisco ISD, Credit: Mark Birnbaum
Growing up in a traditional immigrant family can be rewarding and challenging for kids born in the United States. Meet a Frisco high school student...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:24
Caption: Students at the Newcomer Academy in Fort Worth ISD, Credit: Christina Ulsh
There's an innovative school in Fort Worth school district with about 500 students. Not one of them has been in the U.S. more than a year or two. I...

  • Added: Apr 17, 2015
  • Length: 05:10