Private citizen (Lone Star College administrator)

Dana Van De Walker is a Democrat from Conroe with a doctorate in higher education leadership from Sam Houston State University². She has worked in education for nearly 20 years, including teaching in South Korea, and now oversees a student program at Lone Star College².

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

• Religion in schoolsProtect students' own prayer and clubs, but no school-sponsored religionmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Told ATPE that religion has no place in public schools and she would fight to remove the Ten Commandments and religiously influenced curriculum, while advocating for students' right to practice their own religion. (2026) source
• Curriculum and booksTeachers and librarians, as trained professionalsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Told ATPE that teachers should be at the center of developing curriculum standards and approving instructional materials, and that she is fiercely opposed to book bans. (2026) source
  • Told ATPE she distinguishes parental engagement, which she supports, from parental rights laws, which she says are often used against students. (2026) source
• School choiceNo single answer fitsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Told ATPE that charter school expansion should be limited because charters have been held to lower accountability standards, but charters should remain an option for specialized programs such as language immersion. (2026) source

No public position found on: DEI programs.