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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.

Northwest and Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISDs are making different pitches with a similar goal: Keep class sizes manageable and staff paid competitively, without raising most homeowners’ overall tax bills compared with last year.

A new Texas law requires every school board to decide whether to create a daily period for voluntary prayer on campuses.

Teachers and principals at seven persistently failing Fort Worth schools must reapply for their jobs for next school year if trustees approve a turnaround plan next week.

Facing possible state intervention, Lake Worth ISD leaders said closing Marilyn Miller Language Academy is not feasible. Those elementary-age children have no other option if the failing school is shuttered.

A new Texas law requires that students have consent to see a school nurse, but FWISD officials didn’t send out such forms until Sept. 5, four days after the law took effect.