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Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker and state Rep. Nicole Collier said at a Texas Tribune event that the state's takeover of Fort Worth ISD leaves key questions unanswered.
Frontline Education told the district an Aug. 14 intrusion reached employee records; the vendor says it will notify affected people directly, and neighboring Crowley ISD says Social Security numbers may be involved.
Students say slides are often wrong and teachers have no room to teach; Superintendent Peter Licata has defended the Cowtown 12 model and the district did not immediately comment on the letter.
Fifty-five teachers left the state-run district in August, up from 21 in each of the two prior Augusts; FWISD says vacancies have stayed under about 40 all year.
Elementary math projections rose sharply, but district officials caution that most students are still below the projected grade-level benchmark.
Fort Worth ISD says rain left parts of the Meacham building unsafe; classes resume Tuesday at the closed Briscoe Elementary building, and parents meet Saturday at noon.
Families of eligible Texas public-school students can apply for a $400 account to pay approved reading tutors through the state’s PASS program.
Elected board members in two Tarrant County districts warn that delays in holding trustee elections leave voters without representation while Texas appointees govern.
