Tarrant Area Food Bank, Fort Worth ISD Hosting Food Box Distribution For Hundreds Of Families On Friday
Boxes of nonperishable food will be provided to families on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Boxes of nonperishable food will be provided to families on a first-come, first-served basis.
Fort Worth ISD has moved its 2020-2021 start date and will hold classes by virtual means only for the first four weeks of the school year.
Superintendent Dr. Kent Scribner answered parents questions and concerns about back to school plans.
All public and non-religious private schools in Tarrant County, the City of Arlington and the City of Bureleson will conduct the first six weeks of classes online.
Authorities with Tarrant County Public Health imposed an order on schools Tuesday that keeps students at home, learning virtually, for at least the next two months.
Superintendents of the state's largest school districts are pushing back against a planned return to campus next month.
The Fort Worth ISD is looking for input on how to successfully reopen classes in the Fall -- and they looking to teachers and campus principals for answers.
Several North Texas school districts already planning for flexible options, in line with new guidance from the Texas Education Agency.
Today is the first day Fort Worth ISD parents can begin to elect if they would prefer their kids to return to school in the fall in an in person classroom setting or continue with virtual instruction.
Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath said Thursday public schools will be open in the fall for on-campus learning but there will be flexibility for parents who want to keep their children at home.
CBS 11 spoke with two experts, Dallas County Health and Human Services Director Dr. Philip Huang and epidemiologist Dr. Diana Cervantes.
Fort Worth ISD is giving parents the option of having their children take part in either in-person or online classes this upcoming school year, the district said Wednesday.
Kent Scribner wrote a letter to the community about racism in the wake of last Monday's death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Forth Worth ISD was planning to bring as many as 300 students back to four elementary school campuses next week.
Fort Worth ISD will be continuing its meals-to-go program through July as it provides breakfast and lunch for students 18 years and under.
Most of them are bilingual, or English as a second language students, who the district determined would benefit from a learning environment difficult to create outside the classroom.
"After speaking last week with student leaders, we decided to add the option of an additional celebration," said Superintendent Kent P. Scribner.
As students continue their virtual education during the coronavirus pandemic, the Fort Worth Independent School District is helping more young people with digital access.
As most Fort Worth Independent School District employees continue working from home during the COVID-19 crisis, administrators announced they will continue to be paid -- at least until the end of the month.
Dallas ISD's commencement ceremonies will begin May 22. Fort Worth ISD's will take place over a "period of several days in June."
The Fort Worth ISD is making changes to their grading system and determination of academic success titles during the coronavirus crisis.
The Fort Worth Independent School District is closing all campuses until further notice.
Multiple North Texas school districts say they will pay employees while schools are closed indefinitely due to coronavirus.
Most of the online curriculum the district will be encouraging students to use comes from outside vendors.
Fort Worth ISD is providing healthy to-go meals for students as schools will remain closed for the next two weeks amid the coronavirus outbreak.
