Immersive Theater Ride Opening at Fort Worth Museum in 2020
The new V-DROME theater will combine theme park engineering and scholastic exploration in the first ever museum-owned immersive flight experience. Read more
Dec 4, 2019 1:48 PM Sadie Brown Culture
IDEA Public Schools
IDEA Adds to Charter School Choices in Tarrant County
For the past 12 consecutive years, 100 percent of their graduates have gained college acceptance. Read more
Aug 14, 2019 11:39 AM Courtney Dabney News
Community Leaders Usher in New Era for Tarleton State University
In what the school's president called an expansion of the dream of its founders, Tarleton State University Thursday opened the first building for the new Fort Worth campus on Chisolm Trail Parkway. Read more
Aug 2, 2019 10:58 AM FW Mag Staff Fort Worth
Photo by Olaf Growald
While our top teachers come from different schools — public and private — different areas of town — urban districts and rural areas — and different backgrounds and experiences, they all share an immense passion for what they do. Read more
Jul 22, 2019 12:21 PM Brian Kendall People
LaDainian Tomlinson in 2015
LaDainian Tomlinson Returns to TCU, Announces Endowment Fund
LaDainian Tomlinson in 2015 by Rebecca Williams LT was back at his alma mater on Monday, announcing a new endowment fund that isn't just for sports. Former TCU football star running back LaDainian Tomlinson and TCU Athletics announced the esta... Read more
Mar 19, 2019 2:52 PM Rebecca Williams Voice
UTA Opens $125 Million Building Project
The University of Texas at Arlington celebrated the opening of its new, $125 million Science & Engineering Innovation & Research (SEIR) building Friday. Photo by Ellman Photography by Jenelle Langford The University of Texas at Arlington celeb... Read more
Oct 1, 2018 7:33 PM Jenelle Langford Voice
TCU's business dean, Homer Erekson, to step down as dean and continue as a faculty member
O. Homer Erekson, the John V. Roach Dean of the Neeley School of Business at TCU, will step down as dean in May 2019, Erekson told faculty and staff. Erekson, named dean in March 2008, will continue at TCU Neeley as a faculty member, the Neeley ... Read more
May 4, 2018 8:12 PM Scott Nishimura Voice
Fort Worth Reading Initiative Sees Progress
by Meg Hemmerle Children should be reading to learn, not learning to read — that's the mantra of Read Fort Worth, a nonprofit organization whose goal is to have 100 percent of third-graders reading at the right grade level by 2025. Before Read ... Read more
Mar 8, 2018 10:24 PM Meg Hemmerle Voice
Tarleton State Breaks Ground on First Building for New Fort Worth Campus
by Andrew Van Heusden Ground broke for the first building of Tarleton State University's new Fort Worth campus Tuesday. The 80-acre land for the campus was donated by the Walton Group of Companies. The Texas A&M University System Board of Regen... Read more
Feb 27, 2018 11:34 PM Andrew Van Heusden Voice
9 Solar Eclipse Parties Happening in DFW
Don't look directly at the sun without protection. Got that? Okay, now we can party. With the rare solar eclipse set to occur betwen 11:40 a.m. and 2:40 p.m. on Monday, several places around the area are hosting watch parties and activities to ce... Read more
Aug 16, 2017 7:10 PM Samantha Calimbahin Voice
Superintendent Recommends New School for Tanglewood
Photo courtesy of fwisd.com. Fort Worth ISD announced a statement from Superintendent Kent Scribner today regarding the ongoing debate surrounding the overcrowding at Tanglewood Elementary School. "... at next Tuesday's board meeting, I wi... Read more
Jun 22, 2017 9:25 PM Kendall Louis Voice
Well-Read? Not Our Third-Graders, Unfortunately
By Karen Vermaire Fox Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth Let's talk Fort Worth and literacy. This is not another article on why kids can't read (although only 28 percent of Fort Worth third-graders are reading on grade level currently).... Read more
Nov 16, 2016 5:35 PM Karen Vermaire Fox Voice
Let's Do Science! UTA Breaks Ground on $125 Million Facility
Leine Newby-Estrella tried to explain the concept of "retrotransposons" to the audience during the groundbreaking of the University of Texas at Arlington's new research facility, but the young UTA doctorate student's scientific spiel left Congres... Read more
Oct 27, 2016 6:03 PM Samantha Calimbahin Voice
FWISD literacy initiative kicks off
The road to having 100 percent of Fort Worth third-graders reading on grade level by 2025 has begun. City, business and education leaders gathered Monday in the auditorium of Oakhurst Elementary School to launch the 100x25 initiative, a program ... Read more
Sep 26, 2016 6:18 PM Samantha Calimbahin Voice
Courtney Campos
What she teaches: Pre-K How long she's taught: 17 years, including 14 at J.T. Stevens Education: Stephen F. Austin University, bachelor of science, Interdisciplinary studies with early childhood specialization and ESL. Tarrant County College.... Read more
Aug 9, 2016 7:03 PM Spray Gleaves Unknown
Staci Danford
What she teaches: High school art. Art 1, Art 2, Art 3 Honors, AP Art How long she's taught: Since 1991, starting seventh year at Southwest Christian, where she's nurtured and grown an award-winning art program. Education: Bachelor of educati... Read more
Emily Sweeney
What she teaches: Kindergarten How long she's taught: Five years Education: Bachelor's in early childhood education and master of education in special education, TCU Why she teaches: I truly believe I have the best job in the world. I get th... Read more
What he teaches: Physics and Robo Vikes robotics team coach How long he's taught: 23 years, at the college and secondary school levels. Thirteen years at Nolan Education: Bachelor of science, mechanical engineering, Duke University, PhD, mate... Read more
David Rush
What he teaches: 4th and 5th grade Language Center How long he's taught: 14 years, including 12 at George Clarke Education: Bachelor's in business administration from Oklahoma Baptist University. Studied Chinese language and culture at Southw... Read more
Jose 'Freddy' Romero
What he teaches: Spanish 1, soccer and cross country coach How long he's taught: Eight years, all at Poly Why he teaches: Spanish may not be a core content, however, I am able to teach my students anything that relates to helping them become ... Read more
Dev'n Goodman
English and Leadership Skills, Dunbar High School
Janet Trammell
AP Physics, All Saints' Episcopal School
Robin Preston
Science, Trinity Valley School
Alexandra Checka
English and Coding, Applied Learning Academy
Barton Scott
Robotics and Engineering, Young Men's Leadership Academy
Kim Quarles
English and History, Trinity Christian Academy