Breaking Ground

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Breaking Ground is a documentary series dedicated to uncovering stories you won’t hear anywhere else, with a special focus on children, education and poverty.

Episodes

  1. 2015-09-11

    Lower Income, Higher Ed

    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.

    52 min

  2. 2014-09-19

    Military Children

    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.

    52 min

  3. 2013-09-22

    Yesterday's Dropouts

    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.

    52 min
  • 3 Episodes

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Breaking Ground is a documentary series dedicated to uncovering stories you won’t hear anywhere else, with a special focus on children, education and poverty.

Information

  • Creator
    WAMU
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    3
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
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  • Show Website
    Breaking Ground

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