Breaking Ground WAMU

We'll introduce you to Christopher, a teen from Washington D.C. who overcame incredible odds to make it into college. Unfortunately, like many students in his situation, college life was not what he expected. In our latest Breaking Ground documentary, Kavitha Cardoza explores the factors contributing to the low graduation rate for our nation's low-income college students.

Nearly 2 million American children have parents serving in the military, and many more have veterans in their families. In this documentary, reporter Kavitha Cardoza looks at the unique challenges these kids face and the potential lessons in resilience they have to offer.

Every year more than one million students fail to graduate high school on time. How does this affect their lives and their communities, 10, 20, or even 40 years after they leave the classroom? Kavitha Cardoza explores in this one-hour documentary.