Dana Van De Walker
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.
- Occupation
- Community college district employee
- Lives in
- Conroe
Background
- Works for what Van De Walker describes as the largest community college district in Texas; was a STAAR exam grader for ETS from 2015 to 2018. source: teachthevote.atpe.org
- Won the March 2026 Democratic primary for District 8 over Shahzeb Meghani. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Curriculum standards that adapt to technology such as AI source: teachthevote.atpe.org
- Prepare students for college, careers and the military through vocational, STEM and critical-thinking curriculum source: teachthevote.atpe.org
- Separation of church and state in curriculum source: teachthevote.atpe.org
- Teachers at the center of developing standards and approving materials source: teachthevote.atpe.org
- Keep SBOE authority to approve or veto new charter schools source: teachthevote.atpe.org
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