State of Texas
Member, State Board of Education, District 8
Audrey G. Young
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- AUDREY G. YOUNG
- Current role
- Member, Texas State Board of Education, District 8, Chair, Committee on Instruction
- Background
- Ed.D.
- Bachelor's, Master's and Ed.S. degrees, from Stephen F. Austin
- Served six years on the Apple Springs ISD Board of Trustees
- Experience
- Chair, State Board of Education Committee on Instruction
- Elected to the SBOE, November 2020
- Executive director of student support services and special education, Nacogdoches ISD (retired)
- Former speech therapist, reading specialist and administrator
- Top priorities
- "Dyslexia and Literacy"
- "Keep conservative Texas values at the heart of Texas public education"
- "Career and Technical Education," citing "the importance of agricultural and career training for public school students"
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: "Dr. Young joined with other conservative Republicans to reject Science TEKS, Health TEKS, and textbooks which sought liberal indoctrination of Texas public school students."
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: No public statement found
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition (THSC)
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary)
- Campaign website
- sboe8.com
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