Fort Worth ISD Board Prepares to Take Case to TEA Commissioner on Thursday as Takeover Looms

Texas Education Agency taking over Fort Worth school district for failing to meet state standards

The Texas Education Agency is taking over the 70,000-student Fort Worth Independent School District because one sixth-grade campus repeatedly failed to meet state academic standards as measured by a standardized test. That campus, which drew refugee and immigrant students, was…

How a single Fort Worth ISD campus prompted a state takeover

The district has struggled to bring students’ grades up, especially at campuses in low-income neighborhoods with large Black and brown populations.

Fort Worth ISD Board prepares to take case to TEA commissioner on Thursday as takeover looms

The district held a board meeting Tuesday but did not publicly discuss the planned takeover.

Board meets with TEA officials for the 1st time as state takes over Fort Worth ISD

The Texas Education Agency is taking over Fort Worth ISD after the district failed to meet state accountability standards, prompting the school board to prepare for its first meeting with state officials this week before being replaced by a state-appointed board of managers.

Fort Worth ISD board meets for first time after state takeover announcement

Fort Worth ISD parents slammed the board for school closures and leadership issues as the Texas Education Agency moves to remove all trustees.

Fort Worth ISD Parents Fear the Same Chaos that State Takeover Has Brought to Houston ISD

Despite months of community protests, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced last week that it would begin the process of taking over Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas’ ninth largest school district with 68,000 students. The move marks the second-largest district to be taken over by the state, next to the highly controversial takeover of Houston ISD in 2023, and is part of an increasing trend of state intervention into locally co…