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Mid-year tests show math and reading gains in Fort Worth ISD
Mid-year test scores are in for Fort Worth ISD elementary school students and the data is looking good. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports teachers are crediting new tools, and more freedom to teach the way they see fit, across the board gains in both math and reading in kindergarten through fifth grade schools.
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Mid-year testing shows growth in Fort Worth ISD classrooms
NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter reports teachers are crediting new tools, and more freedom to teach the way they see fit, across the board gains in both math and reading in kindergarten through fifth grade schools.
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Soccer team reaches playoffs in inaugural season
The YWLA Owls started the season practicing in a parking lot next to their school.
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YWLA Fort Worth soccer team reaches playoffs in first season
The soccer team at the Young Women’s Leadership Academy in the Fort Worth ISD is in the playoffs in its inaugural season.
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Flu finally eases across Texas, CDC says
This flu season is one a Fort Worth middle school counselor will never forget. Thursday, she and her family sat down with NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards to talk
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Fort Worth ISD counselor hopes to return to school after flu results in coma, kidney failure
This flu season is one a Fort Worth middle school counselor will never forget.
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Fort Worth mother says her son was found locked inside classroom after school
Fort Worth ISD is responding after a mother said her seven-year-old son was locked inside a classroom without anyone’s knowledge.
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Fort Worth ISD school meets students needs beyond the classroom
Jacquet Middle School in the Fort Worth ISD is home to the new ‘Village Market’ stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables and much more. NBC 5’s Noelle Walker reports on the effort to fight hunger in the Stop Six neighborhood.
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Ribbon cutting opens FWISD's newest school-based market
Stop Six neighborhood, where Jacquet Middle School is located, has the highest level of food insecurity in Tarrant County.
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Education Headlines: Sex ed, a book ban, reading together and a school job fair
From sex ed curriculums to searching for staff it’s a busy week for North Texas schools. NBC 5 education reporter Wayne Carter has education headlines for the week.
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Fort Worth ISD approves sex-ed curriculum
The Fort Worth Independent School District approved a sexual education curriculum after a heated meeting with parents.
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Perot Museum of Science provides one million glasses for The Great North American Eclipse
The Perot Museum of Science will provide more than 570 schools with glasses for the event.
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Fort Worth student named local Heart Ambassador for American Heart Association
Fort Worth ISD student Ramon Rodriguez Jr. received a special honor from the American Heart Association and is raising awareness about heart disease
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Fort Worth ISD releases more details on layoffs impacting district
Now that impacted workers have been notified, Fort Worth ISD has released more details on the district layoffs announced earlier this week.
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Fort Worth ISD to undergo layoffs soon
Fort Worth ISD must decide which jobs and how many need to be cut to balance the school board budget.
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Layoffs pending for Fort Worth ISD
Which jobs to cut, and how many is up for discussion right now at a special meeting of the Fort Worth ISD school board. NBC 5’s Tahera Rahman reports why some are worried the cuts will keep coming.
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Fort Worth ISD to undergo layoffs soon, impacting employees
In the face of declining enrollment and projected budget shortfalls, the Fort Worth Independent School District plans to cut staff.
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7-year-old Fort Worth girl attacked on school bus
Fort Worth police are looking into this video of a fight on a Fort Worth school bus where a 7-year-old ended up with a black eye and injuries after being attacked on her school bus. Her mother wants other parents to be aware of the dangers of bullying. NBC 5’s Vince Sims has the story.
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Fort Worth mother wants answers after daughter is attacked on school bus
The Fort Worth Police Department is looking into a cellphone video of a fight on a school bus that left a 7-year-old girl injured.
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Motorcyclist dead after crashing with school bus
A motorcyclist is dead after running into the back of a Fort Worth school bus on Tuesday morning. NBC 5’s Keenan Willard has the story.