adavis23@Nul.org
Speaker Bio
Aicha Davis was elected to the Texas State Board of Education, representing Dallas and Tarrant Counties, in November 2018. She previously served as a secondary science and engineering teacher in Baton Rouge and DFW, beginning her teaching career to serve students from south Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. During her first term, she successfully led the statewide adoption of African American studies, created a paid internship for underrepresented college students with the Texas Permanent School Fund, and championed the CROWN Act with the Texas Legislative Black Caucus. Aicha also leads workshops on best practices for effective advocacy through the Texas Education Policy Institute and serves as assistant director of DEI with Dallas College.