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Since eighth grade, we’ve been following a group of North Texas students we call KERA’s Class of ’17. And junior year is decision time – the teens are…
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The Class of ’17 — a group of North Texas students that KERA began following three years ago — is wrapping up its junior year. And it’s crunch time, which…
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For the past few years, KERA’s been checking in with students who are part of the Class of ’17. Ricky Rijos is a junior at Flower Mound High School where…
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For a kid with severe physical disabilities, having an aide at school can make a huge difference. It can affect whether a student stays in school or drops…
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Girls’ basketball teams from high schools across Texas are on their way to the state championships in San Antonio. Bryan Adams High School in Dallas…
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Where does the deep mistrust of police in minority communities come from? As part of our new KERA Yearbook project, we asked four black and Latino…
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Ricky Rijos is ratcheting up his hoop dreams. Ricky, who’s a member of KERA’s Class of ’17, has left one private basketball coach for a new, pricier one –…
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The first day of school is a week and a half away, and 20 new students who just arrived from China are already settling in at International Leadership of…
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Classes at most North Texas schools begin in a few weeks. When Phantasia Chavers starts 10th grade at Cedar Hill High School, she hopes to be spending…
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Jerry Harris lives two different lives. His parents are divorced, and he spent the past school year with dad in Ardmore, Oklahoma. This summer, he’s with…
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These days, kids are most likely to text each other or communicate with apps like Snapchat. They post photos on Instagram and they tweet what they’re…
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting features KERA’s Class of '17 project in this month’s Station Spotlight. Class of '17 is a five-year effort that…