What is happening in Texas classrooms right now is not accidental.
It is the result of deliberate policy choices that weaken public education, restrict learning, and place political ideology ahead of students.

The Texas Education Agency and the State Board of Education play a powerful role in shaping curriculum, guidance, and accountability. When that power is used responsibly, students thrive. When it is used to advance political agendas, public education becomes vulnerable.

That is where we are today.

The Truth About “School Choice” and Vouchers

Texas leaders are promoting so-called “school choice” vouchers as a way to give families more options. What they are not being honest about is how these programs actually work.

Voucher programs are funded by taxpayer dollars that are redirected away from public schools. That means:

Public schools lose funding even though they still serve the majority of students

Rural and underfunded districts are hit hardest

Private schools are not required to accept all students

Students with disabilities, language needs, or behavioral supports are often excluded

There is little transparency or accountability for how public money is used

This is not choice for most families.
It is defunding public education and leaving schools more vulnerable, understaffed, and unsupported.

Public schools are being asked to do more with less, while private institutions receive public money without public responsibility.

That is not equity.
That is not accountability.
And it is not honest.

Ideological Indoctrination Has No Place in Our Schools

At the same time public schools are being defunded, ideological organizations are being welcomed into Texas classrooms.

Groups like Turning Point USA are being allowed into high schools under the guise of “civic engagement,” while promoting partisan ideology and misinformation. This is not neutral education. It is political indoctrination.

Public schools should be places where students learn how to think, not what to think.

Education should encourage critical thinking, respectful dialogue, and evidence-based learning.
It should never be used as a pipeline for political movements or ideological recruitment.

Curriculum Is Being Rewritten, and Students Are Paying the Price

Across Texas, curriculum standards and instructional guidance are being altered to remove or minimize key historical events, perspectives, and realities.

This includes:

Downplaying or omitting difficult chapters of American history

Narrowing literature to avoid “controversial” ideas

Weakening science standards that conflict with ideology

Reframing facts to fit political narratives

This does not protect students.
It limits them.

Students cannot understand the present without learning the truth about the past.
They cannot succeed in college or careers without strong literacy, historical knowledge, and scientific understanding.

Whitewashing history does not build unity.
It builds ignorance.

The Chilling Effect on Teachers and Administrators

These policies do not just harm students. They silence educators.

Teachers and administrators are now being subjected to:

Vague and shifting guidance from the state

Fear of retaliation for teaching approved curriculum

Pressure to self-censor to avoid complaints

Increased surveillance and politicized oversight

As a result, educators are forced to ask not “What do students need?” but “What will get me in trouble?”

A system built on fear cannot produce strong schools.

This is one of the reasons Texas is losing teachers and administrators at alarming rates.

What TEA and the State Board of Education Should Be Doing

The role of TEA and the State Board of Education is not to advance ideology.
It is to serve students, support educators, and protect public trust.

That means:

Clear, consistent, evidence-based curriculum guidance

Honest academic standards that reflect reality

Transparency in decision-making

Accountability for how public funds are used

Protecting public schools as a public good

Public education should strengthen communities, not divide them.

My Commitment

As a former public school teacher, private school educator, and the owner of a tutoring and teaching business, I see the consequences of these policies every day.

On the State Board of Education, I will:

Oppose voucher programs that drain public school funding

Defend public education as the backbone of our communities

Push back against ideological groups influencing curriculum and classrooms

Fight for honest history, strong literacy, and evidence-based science

Protect teachers and administrators from political intimidation

Demand transparency and accountability from TEA

Public education should serve students, not special interests.

This Is About the Future of Texas

The choices we make now will determine whether Texas has:

Strong public schools or weakened ones

Informed citizens or misinformed graduates

Trusted educators or silenced professionals

I am running to protect public education, defend academic freedom, and ensure Texas classrooms remain places of learning, not political battlegrounds.

Stand Up for Public Education

If you believe public schools deserve honesty, investment, and protection, I invite you to stand with us.