Fort Worth ISD to vote on school closures
The Fort Worth ISD school board is set to vote on closing 18 campuses.
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The Fort Worth ISD school board is set to vote on closing 18 campuses.
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The district plans to present its finalized list of closures to the Board of Trustees during a special meeting Tuesday.
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Tuesday night, Fort Worth ISD's Board of Education learned new details about a proposal to close 18 schools over the next four years in response to a $17 million budget deficit and steadily declining student enrollment.
The majority of the campuses slated for closure are elementary schools.
The Fort Worth Independent School District has finalized a proposal to close 18 schools over the next four years in response to a $17 million budget deficit and steadily declining student enrollment, according to documents.
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U.S. Central Command said Sunday that three American service members were killed and five others were seriously wounded as part of the military operation in Iran.
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The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit babies at Texas Health locations across North Texas celebrated Valentine's Day.
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