A packed room of Fort Worth ISD teachers, parents, and community members pressed state officials with pointed – and at times heated – questions Tuesday night during the Texas Education Agency’s final public Q&A before its takeover of the district moves forward.
“This is our last chance to be heard,” one teacher said as hands shot up around the room.
TEA officials opened the meeting by outlining why the state intervened and what the process will look like, but many in the audience challenged the agency’s motives, plans, and credibility.
Emotional testimony from longtime teacher
Longtime Fort Worth ISD teacher Ale Checka spoke through tears as she urged the state to consider the pressure educators are already under. “You amped up the fear on teachers,” she said. “You cannot fix the literacy problem with kids reading less.”…