K-12 Education Reporter @startelegram. @TempleUniv alum. "One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple."
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I am crushed that so many of my immensely talented colleagues at the @startelegram and at outlets across the country are now without jobs.
I know they will land on their feet, but this is a big loss for local communities that need good journalism, now more than ever.
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TCU has banned @startelegram and pulled credentials over reporting of a locker room assault that resulted in a case filing with TCU campus police.
@StevenMJohnson_ has been told that the decision stemmed from the victim receiving threats after the reporting, but Steven never identified the victim until the victim made a public statement on his Instagram about the assault three days after his initial reporting.
Steven’s trip to Ireland this weekend for TCU’s game against North Carolina is still on, despite TCU pulling his credential for the game.
The Star-Telegram is the only full-time outlet covering TCU athletics.
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TCU has banned the @startelegram from covering Horned Frogs athletics over our coverage of an assault in football locker room that led to the dismissal of a player.
Beat writer Steven Johnson (@StevenMJohnson_) has our full support. @APSE_sportmedia
A Fort Worth-area district is utilizing a 2017 state law by partnering with a third-party org to convert a failing campus into a public charter school. Doing so dodges a TEA takeover.
TEA Commissioner Mike Morath said Friday that more public districts should do the same. ⬇️
To dodge TEA takeover, Everman ISD turns failing campus into public charter school star-telegram.com/news/local…
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🇺🇸 Back to school
▫Fort Worth ISD looks ahead at first full year under state control. What's changing?
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I chatted with some cute kiddos about what they did this summer and how they feel about back-to-school season 🤩
Here’s where Tarrant families can get some school resources: amp.star-telegram.com/news/l…
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How Fort Worth ISD filled teaching vacancies after more than 1,000 resignations star-telegram.com/news/local…
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Fort Worth ISD has been hit hard with principal turnover at dozens of its campuses following the state's takeover of the district. Some were pushed out. Others left on their own accord. Is so much turnover a good or bad thing? It depends on who you ask:
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Fort Worth ISD graduates are beating the Texas college and career-readiness average, despite English I and II EOC exam results still well below state average.
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Fort Worth ISD's state-appointed leaders say closing the district's only immigrant academy is the right choice to improve academic outcomes.
National studies on newcomer academies shows a more complicated reality, and data is extremely mixed.
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▫ Texas public schools face largest enrolment drop in decades
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Teachers at Fort Worth ISD's International Newcomer Academy are at odds with district leadership as the school board prepares to vote on closing the campus at a meeting tonight.
Superintendent Peter Licata is confident he is making the right decision.
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Texas Education Agency names new superintendent, board of managers at Lake Worth ISD as state takeover of district begins:
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Meet Fort Worth ISD’s new regional chiefs tasked with turning district around star-telegram.com/news/local…
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The Post-Gazette lives on. post-gazette.com/local/city/…
New with @Lina_Ruiz48: Fort Worth ISD board to vote on staff reductions, new campus instructional model at special meeting Tuesday.
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Take my previous position at the @startelegram! DM me with any questions.
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Our @SamuelOneal43 has been promoted to an education reporter gig @startelegram. That leaves his former job on the local news team open.
This is a great gig, especially for early career journos. DM me for more info!