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Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin is a product of the Texas Public Policy Foundation that hosts real conversations with real parents from across Texas where they share their experiences, struggles, and victories within the Texas education system.
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Education Freedom Accounts in Action | Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin (opens the original)
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On this episode of Parent Empowerment, host Mandy Drogin sits down with a Texas mother and two students from City School in Austin to discuss how school choice and Education Freedom Accounts are helping families access an education that meets their unique needs. The students share their experiences with dyslexia, smaller class sizes, hands-on learning, individualized attention, and specialized reading support. Renee Evans, a mother of 3, explains how City School’s faith-based environment and dys
Restoring Academic Integrity in Texas' Higher Education (opens the original)
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How can Texas restore academic integrity into our public higher education? In this episode of Parent Empowerment, Mandy Drogin sits down with Dr. Tom Lindsay, a longtime higher education expert and former dean, provost, and college president. Their conversation explores how Texas can restore academic integrity, strengthen core curriculum, and ensure taxpayer-funded universities prepare students for civic and professional life.
Texas Parents Fighting Back Against The Education Cartel | Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin (opens the original)
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On this episode of Parent Empowerment, Mandy Drogin sits down with attorney Justin Nichols to discuss real disputes involving Texas public schools, parental rights, student discipline, and what he describes as the growing power of the Education Cartel. They break down several controversial cases and disputes, including a Frisco ISD student from Israel who was assigned a report on Palestine, a Belton ISD student who was suspended after expressing support for ICE and an interest in federal law enf
How Plano ISD Weaponized the Legal System Against Parents (opens the original)
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How is the education cartel trying to silence parents that speak up against it? In this episode of Parent Empowerment, Mandy Drogin sits down with Laura Cervantes, president of the Jasper High School Choir Booster Club. Laura shares how questioning Plano ISD’s demands escalated into the seizure of the booster club’s funds, her arrest on a felony theft charge, and an ongoing federal lawsuit. The conversation explores school district accountability, school district transparency, and why parents mu
Administrative Bloat and Rising Taxes with James Quintero | Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin (opens the original)
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Texas taxpayers are spending billions on public education but how much of that money is actually reaching teachers and classrooms? In this episode of Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin, Mandy sits down with James Quintero of TPPF's Taxpayer Protection Project to examine administrative bloat in Texas public schools, rising superintendent compensation, and the impact these spending decisions can have on taxpayers. According to data discussed in the episode, Texas public schools spent approximate
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