FORT WORTH, Texas — After months of anticipation, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has officially announced a state takeover of Fort Worth ISD .

“It’s been a long day,” Superintendent Dr. Karen Molinar said. “Focused. I think that’s the right word—really focused right now on making sure our students are kept at the forefront.”

TEA Commissioner Mike Morath confirmed the decision to Molinar, saying the move comes after years of underperformance in parts of the district.

“This action is necessitated because of really chronic low levels of performance of support given to students in Fort Worth,” Mike Morath said.

Fort Worth ISD is one of North Texas’s largest and most diverse school districts, serving more than 70,000 students across 130 campuses. But the district continues to face chall

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