Fort Worth ISD students urge changes during state takeover – CBS News

Fort Worth ISD students urge changes during state takeover  CBS News

Students conveyed their concerns in a letter to district and state leaders, asking both groups to reconsider changes made during the state takeover. The letter places more teacher flexibility among the issues students want leaders to revisit. Their request concerns the changes themselves and calls on district and state leaders to reconsider them. The students’ appeal was made in writing and identifies more flexibility for teachers as part of changes they want district and state leaders to review during the takeover at issue for students.

The letter also calls for learning environments that encourage curiosity and engagement. In describing the environments students seek, the letter names curiosity and engagement as qualities that should be encouraged. The appeal connects that request with students’ call for leaders to reconsider takeover-related changes. It does not limit the students’ request to more teacher flexibility: the letter separately seeks learning environments that encourage curiosity and engagement, while asking district and state leaders to reconsider the changes made during the state takeover identified in the letter.