Co-Founder of nonPareil Institute, Gary Moore, and Susan Wood, executive director of Hope Center for Autism, join us to talk about preparing people to thrive as autistic adults.
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How College Works (Or Doesn’t)
Georgetown University professor Jacques Berlinerblau joins us to talk about how universities function – and about how students can get more out of their education dollars.
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The Science Of Learning
Ulrich Boser joins us to talk about new research into the science of learning.
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The Changing Face Of Schools
As part of KERA’s American Graduate series, we’re partnering with the public radio show Houston Matters for a discussion of how students’ racial backgrounds affect the quality of their schooling.
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A Conversation With John King
John King joins us to talk about the government’s role in education – and about how changing U.S. demographics are affecting our schools.
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Active Shooters On Campus
Pete Blair joins us to talk about how the authorities handle active shooter situations. We also talk with Keith Maitland director of the documentary “Tower,” which revisits the day Charles Whitman killed 16 people and wounded 32 others at UT Austin.
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How We Read
Cognitive scientist Mark Seidenberg joins us to talk about taking a more scientific approach to teaching reading.
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The Teacher Gap
Kelly Kovacic, director of regional educator initiatives for Commit!; John Gasko, dean of the School of Education at the UNT Dallas; and DISD deputy superintendent Ivan Duran join us to talk about efforts to bridge the teacher gap.
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The Burden Of Debt At HBCUs
Katherine M. Saunders joins us to talk about how students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities are burdened with higher loan debt than students at other schools.
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Racism On Campus
In the last week, incidence of racism and harassment have taken place on Texas high school and college campuses. This hour, we’ll talk about counseling young adults on how to deal with these situations – and what to when these lessons are being learned at home.
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A Look At Substitute Teaching
This 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
This 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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