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April 18, 2018

A Snapshot Of North Texas Neighborhoods

In the map below, you’ll find information on the five schools featured in our series by clicking each marker. Each school is located inside a census tract. Click the shaded area surrounding the schools to learn more about the neighborhood, some of which have median household incomes as low as $11,000.

Click and drag the 360-degree photos below to see the front entrances schools and the surroundings. Photos by Lara Solt.

Pinkston High School, Dallas

Edison Middle Learning Center, Dallas

Wimbish Elementary, Arlington

Leadership Academy at Mitchell Boulevard Elementary, Fort Worth

Leadership Academy at John T. White Elementary, Fort Worth

Categorized: The Race To Save Failing Schools
Tagged: Arlington, census, Dallas, Edison, Fort Worth, John T. White, Mitchell Boulevard, Pinkston, Wimbish

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About The Series

Texas is getting tough with chronically low-performing schools. A 2015 law allows the state to shut down or take over the districts of schools that for five straight years get the lowest rating: “Improvement Required.”

In this series, “The Race To Save Failing Schools,” KERA is focusing on five North Texas schools — four that have been failing for at least three years and one that was taken off the state’s list after turning things around.

KERA is exploring the effort required to bring a school up to standard and the consequences for failing from the perspectives of students, parents and educators.

The Series