KERA American Graduate initiative

Series produced by KERA

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Charting the journey from childhood to graduation

As part of a national public broadcasting project American Graduate: Let’s Make It Happen, KERA is focusing on ways to keep kids on the path to graduation. This multiyear initiative to fight the dropout crisis will play out on all of KERA’s platforms, with news stories and community outreach through radio, television, web sites, social media and events.


42 Pieces

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Krys Boyd talks with David Flink about how we can better teach children with special needs.

  • Added: Nov 14, 2014
  • Length: 48:31
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Krys Boyd speaks with Mary Robertson, producer of the Frontline documentary Separate and Unequal.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2014
  • Length: 48:31
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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
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Research shows that the summer break takes a toll on learning. Either kids aren't doing much of it at home or they don't have access to education p...

  • Added: Nov 24, 2014
  • Length: 03:30
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How are North Texas teachers challenging and inspiring students to succeed? Innovation.

  • Added: Nov 13, 2014
  • Length: 54:57
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Heading to high school is a challenge for any kid. There are new friends, new teachers and the normal ups and downs of being a teenager. For 15-yea...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2014
  • Length: 03:22
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In this installment, we catch up with Alex Gutierrez whose struggles in math sent her to summer school. Alex is now in a brand new charter school w...

  • Added: Apr 02, 2014
  • Length: 03:10
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Our education system is charged with taking kids from a variety of backgrounds and molding them into productive members of society. It's a big job ...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 48:30
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Worldwide, there is a growing divide between the skills graduates possess and the demands of a high-tech workforce.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 48:31