A state takeover of the Fort Worth school district could yield positive results, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said in a June 11 interview.
The remarks come after Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath notified Fort Worth school district officials in May that the district is at risk of state intervention after Forest Oak 6th Grade Center received an F rating five times in a row in the state’s A-F accountability scores.
When a campus has five consecutive failure ratings, state law requires the education commissioner to either close the school or take over the entire district, replacing the school board with state appointees. The commissioner may also replace the superintendent but isn’t required to…