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Cleveland Lane, Jr. is from La Marque, Texas. He has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from Prairie View A&M University, and a PhD in curriculum and instruction from Texas A&M University. He lives with his wife, Perla, and their three children in Cypress, Texas. 

Cleveland is an associate professor at Prairie View A&M.

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Cleveland previously ran for Cy-Fair ISD Trustee Position 6 in 2023 but did not win.

Cleveland Lane, Jr. - Cypress Fairbanks ISD

Supports rigorous academic standards and ensuring students of all backgrounds have access to the tools and support they need to succeed.

Believes the district must adapt to changing education and workforce landscapes to prepare students for various post-graduation paths, including trade schools, the military, and higher education.

- Supports rigorous academic standards and ensuring students of all backgrounds have access to the tools and support they need to succeed.
- Believes the district must adapt to changing education and workforce landscapes to prepare students for various post-graduation paths, including trade schools, the military, and higher education.

School Curriculum

Advocates for increased public school funding.

- Advocates for increased public school funding.

School Facilities & Resources

Believes in prioritizing transparency, accessibility, and open dialogue to ensure every parent, educator, and student feels heard.

- Believes in prioritizing transparency, accessibility, and open dialogue to ensure every parent, educator, and student feels heard.

Student Wellbeing

Supports increasing salaries for teachers and support staff to offset inflation and healthcare costs.

- Supports increasing salaries for teachers and support staff to offset inflation and healthcare costs.

Teachers

Believes the reduction of public-school funding and moving funds into private education will require the district to be creative in producing new revenue to accommodate the funding shortfalls.

- Believes the reduction of public-school funding and moving funds into private education will require the district to be creative in producing new revenue to accommodate the funding shortfalls.

Access to Education

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Natalie Blasingame - Ballotpedia

Natalie earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and a master's degree  from Stephen F. Austin State University and a graduate degree from the University of Houston.

Natalie has spent her career working as an educator.

Natalie is currently a member of the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District Board of Trustees, representing Position 5. She was elected to her first term in 2021. She previously ran for the Position 6 seat in 2017 and 2019 but did not win.

Supports high academic standards to prepare students for the workforce, higher education, or the military, including addressing literacy deficits.

Plans to track and support students in grades 1-5 who are not reading at grade level.

Believes the community has lost faith in the district due to perceived "indoctrination" and content that works against their values.

- Supports high academic standards to prepare students for the workforce, higher education, or the military, including addressing literacy deficits.
- Plans to track and support students in grades 1-5 who are not reading at grade level.
- Believes the community has lost faith in the district due to perceived "indoctrination" and content that works against their values.

Believes in fiscal accountability and transparency, opposes tax increases, and supports a forensic audit of the budget to identify spending trends.

- Believes in fiscal accountability and transparency, opposes tax increases, and supports a forensic audit of the budget to identify spending trends.

Supports creating safe schools where discipline, respect, and order are valued and "we have teachers' backs."

- Supports creating safe schools where discipline, respect, and order are valued and "we have teachers' backs."

As of November 12, 2025, Natalie Blasingame did not have a website or any information online.

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