Families brace for change as Third Future takes over more struggling Texas schools
The Waco school district is one of the latest to partner with the Third Future charter network as a last-ditch effort to stave off state intervention.
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The Waco school district is one of the latest to partner with the Third Future charter network as a last-ditch effort to stave off state intervention.
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