Tiffany Perkinz
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
- Tutoring business owner; former English teacher
Background
- Former English teacher for grades 7 through 12; owns a tutoring business. source: couriertexas.com
- Won the May 2026 Democratic runoff for District 7 over Debra Ambroise, 51% to 49%. source: thetexan.news
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- "Return respect to the profession" and improve teacher morale source: couriertexas.com
- Improve literacy rates source: couriertexas.com
- Board should set broad academic standards and leave districts to decide how to teach them source: couriertexas.com
- Support teachers; oppose book lists "narrowed to satisfy political talking points" source: thetexan.news
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