The first day of classes is just around the corner for Fort Worth-area school districts.
Students across Fort Worth will begin heading to school as early as Aug. 10 and as late as Aug. 17.
Here’s when traditional public schools and charter schools in the city are scheduled to begin:
Aug. 10: Fort Worth ISD, Texas Center for Arts and Academics
Aug. 11: Crowley ISD, Lake Worth ISD, Everman ISD, Uplift Education, Great Hearts North Texas, Trinity Basin Preparatory, Basis Benbrook
Aug. 12: Keller ISD, Northwest ISD, Aledo ISD, Burleson ISD, Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD, Harmony Public Schools, Ignite Community School
Aug. 13: Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD, Castleberry ISD, White Settlement ISD, International Leadership of Texas
Aug. 17: IDEA Public Schools
Jacob Sanchez is education editor for the Fort Worth Report. Contact him at jacob.sanchez@fortworthreport.org or @_jacob_sanchez.
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