Qualifications: What training, experience and characteristics qualify you for this position?
SOCIAL STUDIES CURRICULUM: How should the K–12 social studies curriculum balance state, national, and world history to best prepare students to be responsible citizens in today’s world?
TEACHER SUPPORT: How can the SBOE strengthen teacher preparation, certification, and ongoing professional development to support high-quality instruction?
DIGITAL EDUCATION: How can the SBOE balance technology use with traditional instructional methods to best support student learning?
RELIGION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Should Christianity or any other religious beliefs be incorporated into the public school curriculum? Explain your position.
Shahzeb Meghani
I am a software developer who brings my STEM expertise and data‑driven judgment to the table to support strong schools, improve student outcomes, and advocate policies that reflect classroom needs.
Social studies should balance state, national, and world history. Giving younger students a broad historical picture and revisiting topics in later grades allows them to recontextualize events to understand how previous actions shape future decisions and events. This leads to the development of civic identity and global awareness.
Texas faces significant teacher attrition. One way to alleviate this is to advocate the state for higher minimum salaries and ensuring the state funds them through teacher incentive allotment (TIA). Certifications costs can also be cheaper and the process of certification can be improved while maintaining its high quality.
Physical books, paper, and pencils should be all that is needed for younger students to understand how to do math, write complete sentences, and understand concepts before technology is introduced to them. As they get older, use of a computer to type papers and research can be used but a reliance on technology without the foundations leads to less understanding and reduced critical thinking.
Public schools should not promote or teach any specific religion, including Christianity. Religion should only be discussed objectively in the context of history or culture to understand its impact on civilizations. Religious belief and doctrine are personal choices and should be taught by families and religious institutions, not public schools.
OTHER ISSUES: What other issues do you believe will be the most pressing for the State Board of Education?
Public schools should not promote or teach any specific religion, including Christianity. Religion should only be discussed objectively in the context of history or culture to understand its impact on civilizations. Religious belief and doctrine are personal choices and should be taught by families and religious institutions, not public schools.
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