State of Texas
Member, State Board of Education, District 8
Dana Van De Walker
Democratic- On ballot as
- DANA VAN DE WALKER
- Current role
- Oversees student program at Lone Star College
- Background
- B.A. and M.A. in political science, Illinois State University
- Ed.D. in Higher Education Leadership, Sam Houston State University
- Experience
- Taught ESL in South Korea
- Chinju National University of Education and Daegu University
- International education at Sam Houston State from 2015
- Top priorities
- "Upholding the essential Constitutional value of separation of church and state"
- "Equitable access to education for all Texans, regardless of immigration status"
- "Opposition to school vouchers"
- "Student preparedness for college, career, and military"
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: In a Ballotpedia survey: "religion has no place in our public schools and will fight to remove the Ten Commandments and any religiously-influenced curriculum"
- Library books: "I am also fiercely opposed to book bans."
- School funding and bonds: "we need to prioritize investing in public schools, including incentivizing teachers to stay"
- Vouchers / school choice: "school vouchers take money away from the neediest school districts and disproportionately impact students from low socioeconomic backgrounds" [
- Endorsements
- Texas AFT
- Secular Houston
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
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- Texas Progressive Caucus
- Asian American Democrats of Texas
- Bay Area Democratic Movement
- Moms Demand Action
- Harris County Young Democrats
- Center for Freethought Equality
- Area 5 Democrats
- Harris County Tejano Democrats
- Dems of La Porte
- Campaign website
- dana4txsboe8.com
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