Jacob Sanchez | Fort Worth Report
Enterprise ReporterJacob Sanchez is an enterprise reporter for the Fort Worth Report. His work has appeared in the Temple Daily Telegram, The Texas Tribune and the Texas Observer. He is a graduate of St. Edward’s University. Contact him at jacob.sanchez@fortworthreport.org or via Twitter.
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Fort Worth ISD’s grades on how well its educating students show what leaders have stressed in recent weeks — the district is improving. -
Fort Worth ISD leaders see academic progress in preliminary A-F school accountability grades. TEA will release ratings Aug. 15. -
Superintendent Karen Molinar said she expects the state’s A-F accountability ratings on Aug. 15 to show more than 50 campuses moved up a letter grade. FWISD is likely to have F campuses to drop from 31 to 11, she said. -
Fort Worth’s largest school district and students in poverty saw significant academic improvements across the city, according to a new report released Aug. 12. -
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath wants the least disruptive decision possible as he considers a potential takeover of Fort Worth schools, he explained to state lawmakers Wednesday. -
Fort Worth school administrators would no longer need to live within the school district under a proposed policy aimed at bolstering recruitment. -
Fort Worth ISD’s 70 after-school program locations will open in the new academic year following the release of federal money, district officials said. -
The school board heard plans May 20 outlining the district’s $22 million teacher compensation package for the 2025-26 academic year, including a self-directed bump in starting teacher pay and likely mandated raises from the Texas Legislature. -
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Reynolds, a leader of the nonprofit R4 Foundation, stood at the lectern with a message for Fort Worth ISD trustees: Make the difficult decision. For the sake of the children, she said. -
Fort Worth ISD mother Maryela Contreras and her husband have seriously contemplated where they want their three children to attend school. -
The Texas education commissioner issued a letter to FWISD leaders detailing next steps after a now-closed school failed for five years.
