Mike Morath, the Texas Commissioner of Education, walks through a science class at Lucyle Collins Middle School in Lake Worth on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. Christopher Torres ctorres@star-telegram.com ...

LAKE WORTH, Texas — Lake Worth ISD will be taken over by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), Commissioner Mike Morath announced Thursday. Similar to the letter in October announcing the TEA's intent to ...

LAKE WORTH, Texas — Parents, teachers and staff urged state leaders to keep Lake Worth ISD Superintendent Dr. Mark Ramirez during a community meeting Wednesday night, but the Texas Education Agency ...

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released its 2025 A-F Accountability Ratings for public school systems and campuses across the state on Friday morning. Lake Worth ISD’s accountability ratings have ...

Fifth grader Jesus Cruz squinted at an image of a spiral galaxy, his voice rising just enough to catch the visitor’s ear. “I wonder why it spirals,” he said. Across the classroom, Texas Education ...

TEA will take over Lake Worth ISD, installing a board of managers, conservator, and new superintendent. The move follows five straight failing ratings at one campus and widespread F grades ...

Texas Commissioner of Education Mike Morath visited a second Tarrant County school district that’s at risk of a state takeover due to consecutive years of low academic performance. Morath spoke with ...

Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath on Thursday named Andrew Kim as a conservator of Lake Worth schools, moving the state takeover of the 3,200-student district into its next phase. Kim, a former ...

Lake Worth police are investigating an attack at a dog park. Police said a woman was attacked by a brown pit bull on Wednesday at Dakota Dog Park. Officers have identified the woman and dog they ...

Both programs open the season at 0-0. There is no recent meeting on file between the Leopards and Frogs, so Tuesday’s matchup offers an early look at each team’s identity as they begin nonleague play.