Fort Worth ISD Enlisting Security Volunteers
The Fort Worth ISD will unveil a plan Friday to protect kids by adding more security at elementary schools. But the plan does not involve police officers.
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The Fort Worth ISD will unveil a plan Friday to protect kids by adding more security at elementary schools. But the plan does not involve police officers.
After the tragic Connecticut school shooting that left 20 elementary school children dead, school districts across North Texas are sharing their safety protocols with parents.
It's a hands-on learning experience that has students at four high-poverty North Texas schools using their organic gardens as a means to learn about everything from science, to math, to language arts.
Students in one North Texas school district are not only learning about the importance of fiscal responsibility they're working with a local bank to become the "next generation of savers."
Police in Fort Worth are asking for help from the public to identify and locate the man who exposed himself to a student walking home from school.
Childhood obesity is a challenge that familes and cities all over the country must face. But in Fort Worth, the mayor has unveiled a plan to get both kids and adults to live healthy.
School districts across North Texas are stepping up initiatives aimed at curbing bullying. The Fort Worth ISD wants to everyone to know that bullying hurts more than just students.
Experts say that bullying is a growing trend. In fact, government statistics now show that one in four kids in the United States are bullied on a regular basis.
After several weeks of planning, school districts across North Texas are welcoming back students on Monday morning, and the Fort Worth ISD's new superintendent has high hopes.
The new school year is bringing new leadership to some of the biggest school districts in North Texas. Among them is Fort Worth ISD Superintendent Walter Dansby.
Bus drivers in the Fort Worth ISD went through one last test of their routes before students started arriving for the first day of classes, to ensure that there were no issues.
Help is only a phone call away for parents in the Fort Worth ISD who have questions as school gets ready to start again for the new academic year.
Football and band practices are already underway at many North Texas schools. And while heat is typically the only health worry, this year also brings the threat of West Nile.
Many high school students across North Texas will head back to practices for football and band on Monday morning, just as the Metroplex enters its 10th straight day in the triple digit heat.
First the head of the Fort Worth ISD announced a district headquarters shake-up, then the district approved a $600 million budget for the coming school year, now Walter Dansby is out to give a monetary reward all district employees.
More than 200 employees of the Fort Worth School District will lose their jobs under a budget-cutting plan aimed at putting a dent in the district's $41 million projected shortfall this year, school officials announced Tuesday.
The Main St. Fort Worth Arts Festival is bringing artists of all ages to Cowtown, including some very talented elementary school students.
A local business has challenged Fort Worth students to explain how they would improve their hometown.
A school bus was a block away from dropping off two students at Polytechnic High School when it slammed into a parked vehicle.
The Fort Worth Independent School District is offering the ultimate reward -- for a teenager -- to high school students with perfect attendance.
Interim Superintendent Walter Dansby was named the sole finalist last month. But by state law, he could not be officially hired until now.
The district is still struggling with budget cuts.
Walter Dansby acknowledges he is the first African-American superintendent in Fort Worth's history. But he's quick to point out, that is not why he is the new superintendent.
The Fort Worth ISD named Walter Dansby the district's new superintendent. He spoke with CBS 11 News about challenges that the district now faces.
The field was narrowed from five, down to two and finally just one. Tonight the Fort Worth ISD School Board is expected to reveal the name of the candidate for school superintendent.
