FORT WORTH, Texas (Texas Tribune) — Texas will replace the Fort Worth Independent School District’s elected school board with a state-appointed board of managers, effectively placing the district under the state’s supervision.

Fort Worth ISD has more than 70,000 students , making it the second largest district the agency has taken over since 2000, following the takeover of Houston ISD in 2023. The takeover was triggered by years of repeated low student performance at Leadership Academy at Forest Oak Sixth Grade, a campus in the district that has since closed.

“Multi-year unacceptable ratings represent a school district’s most fundamental mission failure, a complete inability to take necessary action, and the critical steps needed to educate students,” Texas Education Commissioner Mike

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