Growing Up in America: The Way it Is | November 19, 2025

This week on Growing Up in America: The Way It Is, our hosts explore the latest issues affecting children and families across Texas. Hosts Dr. Bob Sanborn (CHILDREN AT RISK) and Brian Greene (Houston Food Bank) dive into education, mental health, early childhood, and community well-being with experts from Houston, Dallas, and statewide child-serving systems.

Featured guests include Megan Menchaca of the Houston Chronicle on Houston school updates, Dr. Valerie D. Jackson of Monarch Family Services on kinship care and mental health, Nakia Douglas of the Dallas Education Collective on North Texas education, and Elizabeth Carlson of YES Prep on early childhood readiness.