Teacher, Denton ISD

Amy Taylor is a Democrat and a 7th-grade English teacher at Calhoun Middle School in Denton ISD, where she has taught in Title I schools for 16 years². She holds a B.A. from Kalamazoo College, a teaching certificate from the University of North Texas and an M.A. from the University of Houston². Her priorities include textbooks she describes as non-religious, public school funding for public school students, fewer high-stakes tests and curriculum written by educators¹.

Where they stand 3 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign FAQ says she opposes school vouchers because public money belongs in public schools. (2026) source
• Curriculum and booksKeep access broad; removals should be raremedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign FAQ says parents have the right to decide what their own child reads and opt-out rights should be supported, but no single parent or group should decide what every child can access. (2026) source
  • Said students have a right to books that reflect the diversity of the state, the country and the world, and that book review committees should include librarians, teachers, parents and community members. (2026) source
• Religion in schoolsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her campaign says it wants rigorous, differentiated and non-religious textbooks and materials and that the board is requiring one religion's texts in K-12. (2026) source

No public position found on: DEI programs.