The Brief

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is taking over Fort Worth ISD due to repeated low state accountability ratings, specifically a now-closed school receiving a fifth failing grade.

FWISD board members are scheduled to hold their first meeting with state officials on Thursday for an informal review since the takeover decision.

The TEA will eventually replace the elected school board with a board of managers, a move that some local activists view as a hopeful "shakeup."

FORT WORTH, Texas - This is the first meeting since the state takeover and on Thursday school board members are expected to meet with state officials for the first time since the takeover decision.

5 years of failing grades

What we know:

Fort Worth ISD trustees met on Tuesday for the first time since the Tex

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