TEA expected to announce Fort Worth ISD takeover on Thursday, sources say

The Texas Education Agency is expected to announce a state takeover of Fort Worth ISD on Thursday, multiple sources and officials have told CBS News Texas.

During a recent Texas Senate Education Committee hearing, Education Commissioner Mike Morath confirmed the agency was looking at the district’s future.

“We are actively evaluating that decision now,” Morath said. “I will say this fall, we will have a resolution on that one way or another.”

Details of takeover still unclear

Sources tell CBS News Texas that the resolution is coming on Thursday. A TEA virtual press conference is scheduled for 9 a.m., although the topic of the news conference has not been announced…

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