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The state's largest school district, Houston ISD, was taken over in 2023. It may offer a glimpse at Fort Worth's future.
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If a takeover occurs, the state will strip Fort Worth's nine locally elected trustees of their decision-making authority. Morath would appoint a board of managers.
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Texas tells Fort Worth ISD ‘compulsory’ intervention required after failures at shuttered schoolThe Texas education commissioner issued a letter to FWISD leaders detailing next steps after a now-closed school failed for five years.
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The Texas Education Agency won a year-and-a-half long civil case that argued ratings wouldn’t fairly represent districts’ performance.
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A judge blocked the release of the state’s 2023 school ratings after a lawsuit from more than 120 Texas school districts.
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The Texas Education Agency can't release A-F grades while a lawsuit brought be a handful of school districts moves forward.
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More than 100 school districts signed on to a lawsuit alleging the new standards set districts up to fail. The new standards applied to students who graduated in 2022, before the districts knew about the change.
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Disability Rights Texas sued on behalf of 14 Texas schoolchildren, arguing the governor's executive order forces schools to violate the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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Enrollment has fallen as schools and families grapple with pandemic closures and health concerns. Next semester, the declines could start hitting district budgets.
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Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath says despite recent improvements in public education, it's not enough. At the Dallas Regional Chamber lunch…
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Just as school is kicking off across the state, school districts and individual campuses in Texas got their report cards Thursday. Education leaders…
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Two teacher associations sued Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath and the Texas Education Agency on Wednesday, arguing they rolled out a law…