School closings: Dallas, Fort Worth ISDs among districts closed Tuesday
Some North Texas school districts will be closed on Tuesday because of the winter weather. Check the status of your district.
Fort Worth ISD rejects plan to allow unlicensed chaplains in schools
Fort Worth ISD formally voiced its opposition to letting unlicensed religious chaplains work in its schools.
Texas judge temporarily blocks TEA's revised school rating system
The decision comes after a group of more than 100 districts filed a lawsuit claiming the guidelines were released too late.
Fort Worth ISD cafeteria worker shot to death by boyfriend who was on parole, police say
Longtime cafeteria worker Yolanda Gibbs was shot multiple times and killed outside of David K. Sellars Elementary before school on Oct. 11.
Cafeteria worker shot to death outside Fort Worth ISD elementary school remembered
On Thursday night, the community came out in force to honor a Fort Worth ISD cafeteria worker who was killed outside her school last week.
Vigil for Fort Worth ISD cafeteria worker killed in school parking lot to be held Thursday
A vigil for Yolanda Gibbs, a longtime cafeteria worker at David K. Sellars Elementary, will be held on Thursday evening.
Benbrook high school placed on lockdown after student brought gun to campus
Fort Worth ISD said Western Hills High School was placed on lockdown for 30 minutes after a student showed a classmate a gun that he brought.
"Person of interest" in Fort Worth ISD cafeteria worker's murder found dead
Police in the Fort Worth suburb of Forest Hill say the person wanted for shooting a school cafeteria worker was found dead.
Search continues for person who murdered Fort Worth ISD employee in school parking lot
It's been a strange investigation. Parents of young students weren't told a thing about the murder before school Wednesday until after school let out. The identity of the Sellers Elementary School employee who was killed has not been released, but some who knew her have been paying tribute to her at the school.
Fort Worth ISD elementary school employee shot multiple times in parking lot
A Fort Worth ISD cafeteria worker was murdered at the elementary school campus where she worked.
Fort Worth ISD approves study on potential school closures amid enrollment decline
The study will analyze Fort Worth ISD's operations costs, student costs, staffing structures and building capacity. It will cost the school district $2 million.
Fort Worth ISD, Plano ISD join lawsuit against TEA over new accountability ratings
Two more North Texas school districts are joining a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency.
Dallas ISD joins lawsuit against TEA's evaluation changes; Fort Worth could join next week
The largest school district in North Texas, Dallas ISD, announced it is joining a lawsuit against the Texas Education Agency for changes to the way schools are evaluated.
Teen charged with making threat to Fort Worth ISD school
A Tarrant County teenager is charged with making a terroristic threat against Western Hills High School.
Fort Worth ISD libraries back open after review of books on shelves
Campus libraries are now open, but the district now has its eyes on more than 100 books it’s pulled that might be inappropriate.
9 Fort Worth ISD schools have issues with air conditioning after cable damaged
After dozens of Fort Worth ISD schools dealt with air conditioning issues on the first day of school Monday, the district said nine of its schools are dealing with A/C issues Friday.
All Fort Worth ISD school libraries closed while district reexamines books on shelves
Fort Worth ISD says the person in charge of the catalog at its school libraries is now in a different role. All of the libraries are shut down right now while the district does a full assessment of the books on their shelves. It comes after three books had to be removed before the school year started.
Fort Worth ISD schools experience A/C issues due to extreme heat
With temperatures hovering near 100 degrees, Fort Worth ISD says 25 campuses have reported limited HVAC issues “due to the extreme heat."
Students in Dallas, Fort Worth ISDs head back to school
Students in the two largest districts in North Texas are among the 23 districts heading back to school Monday.
North Texas districts prepare students for the first day of school
A few of the largest school districts in North Texas are holding back-to-school events this week to give their students a one-stop shop for supplies and services.