Academic freedom protects students’ right to learn and teachers’ right to teach without political interference. When politics enters the classroom, learning suffers.

Academic freedom is the foundation of strong public education. It allows students to think critically, ask questions, and engage honestly with the world. It allows teachers to do the jobs they were trained to do: teach rigorous, state-approved curriculum with professionalism and integrity.

Right now, that freedom is under attack in Texas.

Classrooms are being turned into political battlegrounds. Teachers are being surveilled, second-guessed, and punished for teaching approved standards. Students are being denied access to literature, history, and science because adults are afraid of ideas.

This is not education. This is censorship.

What Academic Freedom Means

Academic freedom means:

Students have the right to learn honest history, inclusive literature, and evidence-based science

Teachers have the right to teach state-approved curriculum without fear of retaliation

Curriculum decisions are guided by educators and experts, not political pressure

Classrooms are spaces for learning, not ideological enforcement

Education prepares students for the real world, not a sanitized version of it

Academic freedom is not about pushing an agenda.
It is about protecting truth, professionalism, and intellectual growth.

Why This Matters

When academic freedom is taken away, real harm follows.

Students lose access to books that help them think and grow.
They are shielded from history instead of learning from it.
They are taught to avoid questions instead of asking them.

Teachers stop taking risks.
They stop trusting their training.
They leave the profession altogether.

Families lose confidence that schools are preparing their children for college, careers, and citizenship.

A system built on fear cannot produce confident learners.

The Problem We Face Today

Across Texas, political extremism is being used to rewrite curriculum, weaken standards, and intimidate educators.

Books are challenged not because they are inaccurate, but because they are uncomfortable.
History is questioned not because it is wrong, but because it is honest.
Science is undermined not because it lacks evidence, but because it conflicts with ideology.

Public education cannot serve students when it is hijacked by culture-war politics.

My Commitment

As a former public school teacher, private school educator, and the owner of a tutoring and teaching business, I understand how damaging political interference is to classrooms.

On the State Board of Education, I will fight to:

Defend teachers from retaliation for teaching approved curriculum

Protect students’ access to honest, rigorous academic content

Ensure the TEKS are inclusive, accurate, and grounded in evidence

Reject censorship disguised as “parental rights” when it undermines learning

Keep political and religious indoctrination out of public schools

I trust teachers as content-area experts.
I trust students to engage with complex ideas.
And I trust families to want schools that prepare their children for the real world.

This Is Bigger Than Politics

Academic freedom is not a partisan issue.
It is an education issue.
It is a community issue.
It is a future issue.

When we protect academic freedom, we protect:

Intellectual honesty

Teacher professionalism

Student opportunity

Public trust in education

I am running to ensure Texas classrooms remain places of learning, not fear.

Stand With Us

If you believe students deserve the truth, teachers deserve respect, and classrooms deserve freedom from political interference, I invite you to stand with us.