By the end of the school year, Fort Worth ISD may be facing a teacher shortage.

Some teachers are thinking about leaving because of the state's takeover of the school district. Some are uncertain about what the future of the district looks like in comparison to Houston ISD , which was also previously taken over by the Texas Education Agency in June 2023.

A local teacher's association, United Educators Association, is helping some FWISD teachers find new jobs in surrounding districts: Arlington, Birdville, Castleberry, Lake Worth, Everman and Crowley.

"We've been getting a lot of calls," said Jason Stuart, with UEA. "Teachers are nervous. There's a lot of uncertainty. We had members who attended the TEA sessions. Not a lot of answers given there. A lot of a lot of the responses w

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