Fort Worth's Young Stars: Shining Bright in Education

0:00It's April 20, Dallas News. Today starts now, AI-powered and ready. Fort Worth's got some young stars shining bright in education thanks to strong school districts and Mayor Matty Parker's push. Take Brandon Irvin, who graduated high school three years back from Crowley Collegiate Academy. He grabbed an associate degree, then knocked out his bachelors in supply chain management in just a year and a half, landing a gig as a supply chain, manager and Neiman Marcus. Meanwhile, OD, wide-high senior Ahmad Farouk, is weeks from his diploma, but already holds an associate degree with straight A's after stacking 20 dual credits in. His junior year alone, he's locked in a full-ride scholarship to Rice University, eyeing Harvard law next to help folks in need. These stories hit home amid a tough stat, only one in five Fort Worth students snag a post-secondary degree within six years of high school. Both guys shout out their families. Brandon's parents fled Afghanistan's Taliban shut down of schools, and Ahmad's crew sacrificed

1:01everything for this. Shot. Their hustle shows the payoff of early college credits. Parker's Council on Education and Workforce has spent four years linking the city's 12 districts with companies and colleges firing up programs. In hot fields like health care, logistics, transportation and HBAC, she honored 600 seniors at the Fort Worth Zoo last month. Meaning how this bill's North Texas's economic muscle. Her big vision from day one, every Fort Worth kid walks with a high school diploma plus a post-secondary credential. With more pipelines like these flowing, the city's betting on today's grinders to fuel tomorrow's boom.