Matthew Sgroi | Fort Worth Report

The appointment is effective immediately. Texas education commissioner Mike Morath has not announced who will lead the district or serve on its board of managers.

Northwest ISD will shrink class size and restore staffing after a tax-rate vote. Some cuts will remain as funding challenges continue.

Lake Worth ISD chief Mark Ramirez says he’s disappointed not to be a candidate for the job he now holds as Texas takes control of the district.

The education commissioner attributed the takeover of the district to academic and governance issues that lingered unaddressed “for too long.”

For the L.D. Bell Blue Raider Band, the trip marks a milestone that has been decades in the making.

As a lifelong resident and a Fort Worth ISD teacher and counselor, Manuel Gaona’s seen the city’s schools change — but in his view, not enough.

A former middle school teacher who served as New Mexico’s secretary of education will oversee Fort Worth ISD as Texas takes control.

Voters elected sisters-in-law to the Lake Worth ISD board as the district faces possible state intervention, according to unofficial early voting results.

Voters in Northwest and Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISDs supported 3-cent property tax-rate increases Tuesday, giving both districts a potential boost in local revenue to reduce class sizes and maintain competitive teacher pay.

A takeover is an intervention by the Texas Education Agency commissioner who replaces an elected school board with a slate of appointed members.

Texas launched its second-largest public school intervention after years of struggling academics.

Fifth grader Jesus Cruz squinted at an image of a spiral galaxy, his voice rising just enough to catch the visitor’s ear.