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TEA Commissioner Mike Morath says Lake Worth ISD faces chronic academic failure, with five of six campuses rated "F."

One school has failed five years straight, forcing Morath to choose between closing it or replacing the district’s board.

He says a final decision on state intervention will come by the end of the school year.

LAKE WORTH, Texas - The Texas Education Agency commissioner says Lake Worth ISD has had chronic academic problems at several campuses, with one school earning a failing grade five years in a row.

According to state law, the TEA commissioner must now take drastic action.

TEA mulls Lake Worth ISD's future

TEA Commissioner Mike Morath

Mike Morath, who heads the agency, visited the district's six campuses Tuesday.

His attention was on the district's

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