Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin Podcast
1) Unveiling the Dangers of Communism in Schools w/ Ken Pope
TPPF's Mandy Drogin sits down with Ken Pope, Senior Fellow at the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation, for an eye-opening discussion on the foundation's mission to educate about the over 100 mill...Show More
2) Islamic Soft Power in America w/ Kate Bierly & Cameron Abrams
Radical Islamic groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR are wielding soft power to shape public opinion, redirect policy priorities, and weaken core American and Western values. Their ultimate goa...Show More
3) Doing Right by Taxpayers w/County Commissioner Matt Krause
Matt Krause, County Commissioner for Tarrant County and former State Representative, shares his experience fighting for taxpayers both at the county level and in the State Legislator. Commissioner Kra...Show More
4) Taking on Taxpayer Funded Lobbying with Rep. Hillary Hickland
Rep. Hillary Hickland of Belton shares her experiences with the taxpayer-funded lobbyist complex that's leeching off our education system, pushing ideology on kids, and ensuring that property tax bill...Show More
5) Following the Public School Money w/ Robbye Kirkpatrick
Mandy interviews Robbye Kirkpatrick, businesswoman and co-founder of Texas TransformED, about spending in Texas public schools - why is teacher pay so low, where is the over $100 billion we spend goin...Show More
6) What Happens When a Public School Building Breaks?
Texas is spending hundreds of billions on school buildings and football stadiums, but when those break, someone still has to deal with the aftermath. In this second episode with Marc Gravely, Marc bre...Show More
7) Transforming Texas Education with Ashley B. Cash
Our kids are failing to launch after they graduate high school. It's time we fix that by fully preparing them for college, career, or the military before they graduate rather than hoping they figure i...Show More
8) Are Texas Public Schools Being Extorted? w/ Marc Gravely
Taxpayers on on the hook for millions upon millions of dollars in damages and other issues thanks to nebulously worded contracts, poorly regulated risk pools, and other sorts of legal drama. Marc Grav...Show More
9) Preserving the Lessons of the Past with Dr. Don Frazier
Dr. Don Frazier, the Director of The Texas Center at Schreiner University in Kerrville, shares the rich history of Texas and discusses what we can do to make history more informative and engaging in o...Show More
10) Educating Texas' Vulnerable Children with Rep. Steve Toth
Join Representative Steve Toth from House District 15 (The Woodlands, Texas) as he shares his legislative priorities in education reform. In this interview, Rep. Toth discusses his work on parent empo...Show More