KERA

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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.

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Caption: Desmond Davis, Credit: Ginny Martin
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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
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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
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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
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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
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42 Pieces

Charting the journey from childhood to graduation

  • From: KERA
  • Updated: Dec 08, 2016
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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
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6 Pieces

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

  • From: KERA
  • Updated: Apr 11, 2006

Latest Pieces

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For students who face incredible challenges at home, sometimes dropout prevention plans aren't enough. But teens who leave school can come back.

  • Added: Mar 27, 2014
  • Length: 48:33
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Writer Chris Tucker describes how sending a child off to college feels like receiving a "pink slip" as a parent.

  • Added: Sep 18, 2012
  • Length: 03:07
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What is required for an actor to successfully transform themselves into a character, over and over again? We spent this hour with Emmy Award winner...

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  • Added: Aug 24, 2012
  • Length: 48:07
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Commentator Lee Cullum considers the role of evangelicals in the race for the Republican presidential nomination.

  • Added: Jul 19, 2011
  • Length: 02:56
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Writer Rawlins Gilliland on the merits of time spent alone.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 03:17
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Writer Chris Tucker on how we might benefit from recession-driven changes in how we buy, shop and save.

  • Added: Mar 25, 2010
  • Length: 03:18
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Reflection on the media's treatment of Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin in 2008.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:44
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How the "six degrees of separation" concept is playing out in political campaigns.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:06
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Commentary on how the presidential debates could be improved.

  • Added: Oct 31, 2008
  • Length: 03:11
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Common errors made in polling of Hispanics

  • Added: Sep 17, 2008
  • Length: 03:18