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From The Newsroom: A Job On The Line; The Role Of Black Twitter

DISD Superintendent Mike Miles
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Dallas Superintendent Mike Miles has his share of critics and supporters.

The top local stories this morning from the KERA Newsroom: The Dallas school board will meet today to discuss the fate of Superintendent Mike Miles.

Also, a new study is out on uninsured Texans, and the numbers are promising.

Urban planners and architects are in Dallas to discuss walkability. The key? It may lie in duplexes and townhomes.

And finally, a researcher explains a social media community that’s become known as Black Twitter.

You can listen to local stories from North Texas weekdays at 8:20 a.m. and 6:20 p.m. on KERA 90.1 FM.

Former KERA staffer Krystina Martinez was an assistant producer. She produced local content for Morning Edition and KERANews.org. She also produced The Friday Conversation, a weekly series of conversations with North Texas newsmakers. Krystina was also the backup newscaster for the Texas Standard.