Matthew Sgroi

5 days ago | fortworthreport.org | Matthew Sgroi

Fort Worth ISD graduate Adrian Cardenas doesn’t like to say no. If someone needs help, he shows up. “I just try to be the best son, the best brother, the best student I can be,” Cardenas said. “If I can help someone, I’m gonna try.”The 18-year-old Benbrook Middle-High School graduate spent his final year on campus mentoring younger students through a cross-age tutoring program, leading campus service organizations and volunteering across Tarrant County.

1 week ago | fortworthreport.org | Matthew Sgroi |Jacob Sanchez

Superintendent Karen Molinar saw the same problem over and over as she visited classrooms across Fort Worth ISD. Different classrooms, teaching the same grade level and the same subject — with wildly different expectations. “We must be consistent,” Molinar said during a May 20 board meeting. That edict formed the heart of Molinar’s redesign of instruction ahead of the 2025-26 school year.

1 week ago | fortworthreport.org | Matthew Sgroi

The final bell of the school year is about to ring — or already has — and summer is just around the corner. If you’re still scrambling to find a summer camp for your child, you’re in luck. From science experiments to swim lessons, outdoor adventures to creative coding, Fort Worth families have a wide range of camps to choose from this year. Here’s a roundup of summer camps happening in Fort Worth in 2025, including options that are low-cost or even free.

1 week ago | fortworthreport.org | Matthew Sgroi

Before International Leadership of Texas Keller K-8 installed a permanent Step ’n Wash unit, Zeke Elswood just used hand sanitizer. He couldn’t reach the sink on his own. Now, the second grader washes his hands just like everyone else. Zeke, who has achondroplasia — the most common form of dwarfism — transferred to the campus this school year. Soon after, the school installed the fold-out, floor-anchored platform in the boys’ restroom.

2 weeks ago | texasstandard.org | Jacob Sanchez |Matthew Sgroi

Westpark. Tanglewood. Overton Park. Kelly Moreno listed off the elementaries and compared them to her child’s campus, De Zavala. All four are A-rated campuses. Yet De Zavala has an enrollment with higher percentages of students from low-income families and is demographically closer to the overall district. “Only one of these four schools is slated for closure,” Moreno said. “ There are hard, smart decisions and there are hard, misguided decisions.