KERA announces new children’s podcast, Tiempo Tranquilo
February 13, 2024The bilingual podcast aims to help growing young minds better understand their growing emotional intelligence.
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KERA Launches New Television Lineup Of Educational Programs To Support At-Home Learning From Pre-K To 12th Grade
March 30, 2020DALLAS/FORT WORTH — KERA announced a new lineup of curriculum-based television programs supporting At-Home Learning for students in more than 120 school districts across North Texas. As many schools and districts have suspended classes to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the PBS and NPR member station will provide free programs and digital resources that are […]
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A Look At Substitute Teaching
October 3, 2016This hour, we’ll talk with Nicholson Baker about the unique view substitute teachers have into our public schools – and about how to improve daily life in the classroom – which he writes about in “Substitute: Going to School With a Thousand Kids.”
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How To Pay For College
September 21, 2016This hour, we’ll talk about strategies for paying for college and about how much debt is reasonable to take on with Ron Elsenbaumer, interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at UT-Arlington; and Cynthia Butler, executive director of financial aid for Dallas County Community College District.
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Educating Our Minority-Majority
June 9, 2016This hour, as part of KERA’s American Graduate Series, we’ll talk about creating more inclusive classrooms – and about what our schools can tell us about the nation’s future.
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Teach The Children Well
February 29, 2016This hour, as part of KERA’s American Graduate series, we’ll talk about how at least trying to see the world through children’s eyes can inform the way we teach them with Erika Christakis. Her new book is called “The Importance of Being Little: What Preschoolers Really Need from Grownups.”
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Superintendent Roundtable
November 12, 2015We’ll talk about the future of education locally with Fort Worth ISD superintendent Kent Scribner, Dallas ISD superintendent Michael Hinojosa and Grand Prairie ISD superintendent Susan Hull.
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A How-To From UT Teachers
May 28, 2015We’ll talk this hour with two professors in the UT system who contributed essays to ‘The Little Orange Book: Short Lessons in Excellent Teaching.’
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You Are Not Your Alma Mater
April 20, 2015The culture tells us that to be successful in life, you have to go to a prestigious university. This myth has led to an explosion in test prep classes, stress among young people and an overvaluation of rankings and numbers, says New York Times columnist Frank Bruni. This hour, we’ll talk with Bruni about his new book, “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania”.
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Grading Our Schools
February 16, 2015Who should be held responsible if students under-perform? We’ll talk about school accountability with William McKenzie, editorial director of the Bush Institute.
