Fort Worth ISD is shifting language services for students learning English after closing International Newcomer Academy in June, a move that comes as language-support students now make up about 42% of district enrollment.
The state-run district’s new model moves support for newcomer and emergent bilingual students away from a centralized academy and closer to neighborhood and comprehensive campuses.
District leaders say students will learn English while taking grade-level courses in reading, math, science, social studies, and other subjects alongside the broader student population…