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Senior walk, 2016. Photo/Duncanville archives
Duncanville High School in 1962. Photo/Duncanville archives
A knight, given to the school by the first graduating class, stands in the lobby at Kimball High in Dallas. Photo/Lara Solt
Students listen to a session about career choices at Kimball High School's Academy of Hospitality and Tourism. Photo/Lara Solt
Head coach Cathy Self-Morgan gives her team high-fives after practice at Duncanville High School. Photo/Lara Solt
Amna Salman (foreground) and other Muslim students gather to pray inside a classroom at Liberty High in Frisco. Photo/Lara Solt
Muslim students return to class after gathering together for prayer at Liberty High School. Photo/Lara Solt
Rykeyia "Rocky" Branch listens as head coach Bret Duff gives the Duncanville varsity softball team a pep talk. Photo/Samantha Guzman
Principal Mario Layne talks to community members during a breakfast at O.D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth. Photo/Lara Solt
Monica Gray Rhinehart, a 2005 graduate of Kimball High, is now a teacher and coach at the Dallas school. Photo/Lara Solt
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.
In "Race, Poverty and The Changing Face of Schools," KERA digs deeply into four North Texas high schools to explore how the economy and changing demographics are affecting students’ path to graduation.
