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<\/p>\nYes.<\/p>\n
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The planned renovations of Fort Worth ISD\u2019s Monnig Middle School and Young Women\u2019s Leadership Academy are on strategic pause.<\/p>\n
Upgrades at the schools are part of the district\u2019s $1.2 billion bond program that FWISD voters approved in 2021.<\/p>\n
The district budgeted $19.2 million for improvements at Young Women\u2019s Leadership Academy and $45.1 million for Monnig Middle School.<\/p>\n
The bond program is aimed at improving middle schools across FWISD.<\/p>\n
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