Coretta Mallet-Fontenot
What this job does: One of 15 members of the State Board of Education. The board sets what Texas public schools must teach, approves textbooks and other teaching materials, and helps manage the Permanent School Fund, a state investment fund for schools. Only some districts are up this year.
- Current office
- Director, Water Control and Improvement District No. 89
- Occupation
- Educator (Houston ISD, 27 years)
Background
- Bachelor's degree in elementary education, master's degree in secondary education, and Ed.D. in professional leadership. source: corettaforsboe4.com
- Houston ISD educator for 27 years, teaching at elementary, middle and high schools and serving as a literacy coach, ELA department chair and instructional coordinator. source: corettaforsboe4.com
- Executive vice president for high school on the Houston Federation of Teachers Executive Council; Political Action Committee chair of the NAACP Houston Branch. source: corettaforsboe4.com
- Selected by Democratic precinct chairs on August 15, 2026 as the party's District 4 nominee after Staci Childs left the ballot to run for Texas House District 131. source: texasaft.org
In their own words
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- Fully funded pre-K and pay raises for school employees source: corettaforsboe4.com
- Curriculum based on science and facts, and teaching accurate history source: corettaforsboe4.com
- Multiple pathways to a high school diploma source: corettaforsboe4.com
- Support traditional neighborhood schools source: corettaforsboe4.com
- Keep noneducators from making key decisions about schools source: corettaforsboe4.com
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