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Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026

Fact brief: Are two FWISD school renovations on strategic pause?

Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report
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The planned renovations of Fort Worth ISD’s Monnig Middle School and Young Women’s Leadership Academy are on strategic pause.

Upgrades at the schools are part of the district’s $1.2 billion bond program that FWISD voters approved in 2021.

The district budgeted $19.2 million for improvements at Young Women’s Leadership Academy and $45.1 million for Monnig Middle School.

The bond program is aimed at improving middle schools across FWISD.

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