Record Five Texas School Districts Face State Takeover Threat Following Latest Accountability Ratings Release
Record Five Texas School Districts Face State Takeover Threat Following Latest Accountability Ratings Release A record five Texas school districts are now facing the imminent threat of state intervention, including the potential replacement of their democratically-elected school boards. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) confirmed Friday that Connally, Lake Worth, Beaumont, Wichita Falls, and Fort Worth school districts have each accumulated five consecutive failing grades at one or more campuses, meeting the threshold for state action. TEA Commissioner Mike Morath has…