Last month’s announcement that the Texas Education Agency is taking over the Fort Worth Independent School District prompted a wide range of responses from parents. Some were horrified, while others expressed guarded optimism. Still others said they weren’t sure what to expect.
But parents and students in Houston ISD, which has been under a similar state intervention for the past two years, told the Star-Telegram they worry that the instability and contentiousness their district has seen since then may be in store for Fort Worth.
“I’m really scared for Fort Worth,” said Aubrie Barr, a junior at Houston ISD’s Northside High School. “Because I’ve seen what they’ve done here with us.”
Houston ISD state takeover brought growth, disruption
The state takeover of Fort Worth ISD is the second-largest intervention TEA has undertaken. In 2023, the agency took over Houston ISD after several years of failure ratings at Phillis Wheatley High School, a campus in the city’s Fifth Ward neighborhood…