US EditionFort Worth ISD at risk for state takeover after 2023 ratings released
- The Texas Education Agency released its 2022-23 A-F school accountability grades on Thursday.
- Over 120 districts, including Fort Worth ISD, had sought to block the release, citing insufficient notice of stricter readiness standards, but an appeals court cleared it.
- These are the first complete grades in five years, evaluating schools on testing, growth, and support for disadvantaged students, with roughly one in five campuses failing.
- TEA Commissioner Mike Morath stated, "We keep raising the bar," to improve student preparation for postsecondary success.
- Consequently, at least four Texas districts, including Fort Worth ISD, could face state takeover or closure for campuses failing ratings five consecutive years.
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Fort Worth ISD at risk for state takeover after 2023 ratings released
A Fort Worth middle school has chronically underperformed for years, qualifying the entire district for state intervention. Failing grades for districts were made public for the first time since 2019.
Fort Worth ISD families demand fairness as school closure decision approaches
Fourth-grade teacher Danyelle Liggins noticed a pattern as she scrubbed through previous Fort Worth ISD school board meeting footage. White, affluent parents voice outrage over the district eying their school for possible closure. Administrators then remove the campus from consideration. Repeat. Liggins couldn’t stay silent. Her students at Edward J. Briscoe Elementary are facing the possibility of their majority-Black, predominantly low-income …
Fort Worth ISD at Risk for State Takeover After 2023 Ratings Released
By Sneha Dey, The Texas Tribune FORT WORTH, TX — The Fort Worth school district could be forced to shut down a chronically underperforming school or submit to a takeover from the state, based on annual state ratings released Thursday morning. The Texas Education Agency released its A-F grades for the 2022-23 school year, the first complete set of scores in five years. School ratings had not been released due to court battles and pauses to the ra…
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