Happy Wednesday! Here's your daily report.
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Dear Fort Worth Report friend,
Good morning!
In your Wednesday Report: A new survey points out that fewer than 3 out of 10 Fort Worth students in the third through eighth grades passed the state's math and reading tests in the spring. That is an 11 percentage point decline from 2019 to 2021. Reporter Jacob Sanchez digs into the numbers.
• New report shows steep decline in Fort Worth students’ academic performance
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Also, as COVID-19 puts more people in hospital beds, a new infusion center offers monoclonal antibody treatment to help take the strain off the health care system. But what is the treatment, and how does it work? Health reporter Alexis Allison explains.
• State-funded monoclonal antibody treatment center opens in Fort Worth. Here’s what you need to know about the treatment.
Looking for something to do? Participate in the virtual "I Survived the 2020 Toilet Paper Apocolypse" race at 7 p.m. Thursday. Organizers are donating at least 20% of each registration fee to Water Mission, which builds safe water, sanitation and hygiene solutions in developing countries. For more details, click here. Take advantage of our calendar and list your events for free.
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ON TAP: Ever wonder what you can do to both cut your energy bill and help the environment? Reporter Kristen Barton has details about a company that is remodeling and building sustainable and energy efficient Fort Worth homes. Look for this story soon; make sure you keep coming back for the latest, relevant reports on Fort Worth Report.
As always, thanks for reading, and please let us know what you want in your Report.
Jessica Priest,
Investigative journalist
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Editor’s note: 'What we're reading' is a feature designed to boost knowledge of Fort Worth and Tarrant County residents through collaboration with other area news organizations. Any views or opinions in the stories linked below are not representative of Fort Worth Report.
◾ Yuengling beer arrives in North Texas.
◾NBC News has a new podcast examining the back and forth over critical race theory in Southlake.
◾Arlington gets its own brand new music festival — get ready for Ramblin’ Roads.
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