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==Educational career==

==Educational career==

Sanchez taught sixth grade at Ryan Elementary School for the Laredo Independent School District. One of his pupils was Tony Sanchez (no relation), the Laredo business tycoon who in 2002 became the first Mexican American in state history to win the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] gubernatorial, but he was defeated by the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Rick Perry]]. Sanchez recalled Tony Sanchez as "the only redheaded [boy] in my class... freckle-faced, and reminded me a lot of Tom Sawyer."<ref name=wire/>​

Sanchez taught sixth grade at Ryan Elementary School for the Laredo Independent School District. One of his pupils was Tony Sanchez (no relation), the Laredo business tycoon who in 2002 became the first Mexican American in state history to win the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] gubernatorial, but he was defeated by the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Rick Perry]]. Sanchez recalled Tony Sanchez as "the only [[Red Hair|redheaded]] [boy] in my class... freckle-faced, and reminded me a lot of Tom Sawyer."<ref name=wire/>​

Sanchez also procured his master of education from TSU. In 1964, when the doors of J. W. Nixon High School opened in Laredo, Sanchez became the assistant principal. In the summer of 1969, he traveled to Evanston, [[Illinois]], to study toward a doctorate degree in educational administration through [[Northwestern University]]. When Sanchez returned with his [[Ph.D.]] in hand, he accepted an offer from Domingo Arechiga then the president of Laredo College, formerly known as Laredo Community College, to become the dean of student services.<ref name=wire/>​

Sanchez also procured his master of education from TSU. In 1964, when the doors of J. W. Nixon High School opened in Laredo, Sanchez became the assistant principal. In the summer of 1969, he traveled to Evanston, [[Illinois]], to study toward a doctorate degree in educational administration through [[Northwestern University]]. When Sanchez returned with his [[Ph.D.]] in hand, he accepted an offer from Domingo Arechiga then the president of Laredo College, formerly known as Laredo Community College, to become the dean of student services.<ref name=wire/>​