Fort Worth ISD

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.

Now that Fort Worth ISD has voted to close 18 campuses, what's next for the buildings? The head of a preservation society explains how seeking landmark status could help.

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.

Students urged FWISD to keep their schools open. Hours later, trustees voted unanimously to close 14 more campuses by 2029.

Newly elected and reelected school board trustees took their oaths last week across Tarrant County, finalizing outcomes from May elections that once again saw low voter turnout.

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.