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Held Back

Held Back

By: KUT & KUTX Studios Claire McInerny
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Making Austin’s Schools Work for Students of Color2025 KUT & KUTX Studios | Moody College of Communication Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Held Back: Why Austin’s Schools Aren’t Working For Students Of Color

    Held Back: Why Austin’s Schools Aren’t Working For Students Of Color
    2 Apr 2019
    Graham Elementary in Northeast Austin looks like many schools in the district: Its students are mostly Latino or black, more than half are learning English, and almost all of them come from low-income families. These are some of the major factors that contribute to an achievement gap. Like students in schools with similar demographics, Graham […]
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    34 min
  • Trailer: Held Back

    Trailer: Held Back
    2 Apr 2019
    In most urban school districts across the country, black and Latino students don’t perform as well on standardized tests as their white and Asian peers. KUT’s Claire McInerny explores the reasons for this gap and looks at one teacher’s possible solution.
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    2 min
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