Isaac Windes interviews a child at Hope Farm, an after school program for at-risk boys in Fort Worth.

Early Childhood Education Reporter - Crossroads Lab

Isaac Windes covers Early Childhood Education as part of the Star-Telegram’s Crossroads Lab. The position is funded with assistance from the Morris Foundation. Windes is a graduate of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Before coming to the Star-Telegram he wrote about schools and colleges in Southeast Texas for the Beaumont Enterprise. He was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. Please reach out with your questions about Early Childhood Education. Email: iwindes@star-telegram.com or call or text (817) 668-5449. Follow Isaac on Twitter @isaacdwindes

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Where does your child’s school rank in Texas accountability scores? Find out here

Another school year is here, and we know you have questions. We’ve got answers on everything from mask guidance in schools to how to shop for deals on school supplies to what schools are doing to keep your children safe while they learn. If you have other back-to-school questions, email us at webeditors@star-telegram.com. Most Tarrant County school districts gained or dropped a few points in accountability scores overall since 2019, according to data released by the Texas Education Agency on Mo
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Back to school: Fort Worth seniors, superintendent celebrate their last first day

Clifford Davis Elementary School was buzzing with excitement Monday morning, with parents pushing strollers along to drop off older siblings, teachers helping students find their classes and a visit by Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, who toured several schools on the first day. Parents at the school, which is one of the most diverse in the district and serves a wide range of students with more than two dozen languages spoken, welcomed the opportunity to bring their children back to school for a
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This new Stop Six school had to add a pre-K classroom weeks before opening. Here’s why

Hundreds of excited kids packed into the new Dennis Dunkins Elementary School this weekend, pulling their parents along as they explored their new campus just days before the first day of class on Monday. “There have been 600 people coming through already,” said SaJade Miller, the superintendent of the new charter school in the Stop Six neighborhood, as he held up a balloon arch for parents to get through. “We’re excited.” The new Rocketship elementary school is on Berry Street, about a mile n
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Fort Worth ISD narrows search for new superintendent down to six finalists

The Fort Worth school district board of trustees began interviewing finalists for the position of superintendent on Thursday after an Illinois-based search firm narrowed the applicant pool down to six semifinalists. District officials and board members declined to identify the candidates, citing attorney-client privilege, but the lone finalist will be announced following the interview process. Interviews were scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week. Trustee Michael Ryan, who join
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If you’re the parent of a Fort Worth ISD elementary student, here’s some good news

Fort Worth schools have made significant progress in accountability scores since the last time the state letter grades were given in 2019, according to predictions made by school officials at a recent Fort Worth ISD board meeting. Based on preliminary data from the Texas Education Agency, the district predicts that it will slash the rate of failing schools from 18 to only two. In many subject areas, including third- and fourth-grade reading, the numbers signal a return to progress being made pr
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Fort Worth police are training local school teachers. Here’s why.

Teachers and campus-level staff in Fort Worth can participate in a number of upcoming active shooter training courses provided by the Fort Worth Police Department. The four-hour training, which will be offered on Aug. 5 and 10 for the first session and Aug. 12 for the second session, will focus on what actions teachers should take to survive an active shooter event. Other topics will include hands-on training on how to stop severe bleeding and how civilians should respond to an active shooter e
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Taking your kids to work? DFW companies are offering more options for working parents

When the pandemic sent children home from school in March of 2020, Vivian Allen was among dozens of parents at her Fort Worth manufacturing company left scrambling to find options for child care and schooling, virtually overnight. As the support director for SigmaPro, she was also responsible for helping all of the other parents, who couldn’t work from home like many at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. So she, and the rest of the company, got creative. “We turned one of our conference room
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