An Interview with Carolyn Boyle, the Chair of Texas ParentPAC
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Equity Center Radio | April 23, 2010 | Carolyn Boyle, the Chair for Texas ParentPAC tells our Audience all About the PAC and the Difference it is Making in Changing the Political Landscape for Education in Texas .
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Today, our special guest host, Lauren Cook, the Communications Director here at the Equity Center, has an in-depth discussion about school politics with Carolyn Boyle, the founder of the Texas ParentPAC. Carolyn, one of the true movers and shakers in the Texas political arena, and, currently, the Chair of the Texas ParentPAC, P.O. Box 303010, Austin, Texas 78703-0051—where she can be reached at 512.391.1911 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 512.391.1911 end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 512.391.1911 end_of_the_skype_highlighting—reveals how Texas ParentPAC came into being and how it has grown into an influential political force, a potent advocate for promoting healthier school funding in the State of Texas and how it is now hard at work enhancing a positive academic environment in our public schools.
The PAC Supported Numerous Republican and Democratic Winning Pro-Public School Candidates for the Texas Legislature during the past primary season. A list of their winners can be found at Winners.
Today’s guest explains the core principles that govern the group and discusses how its goals are being achieved. According to Carolyn, the upcoming November general election is going to be crucial for the State of Texas, and, especially, for the future of public schools. Texas is, whether our state officials wish to admit it or not, facing a substantial budgetary shortfall. Carolyn fears that the legislature and governor may attempt to solve the crisis on the shoulders of public schools. ParentPAC is laboring to try to prevent money from being siphoned away from public education as a short term (and short sighted) fix for Texas’ budgetary woes. By electing candidates to the Texas Legislature who support high quality public schools, ParentPAC believes that schools can be made a priority in the legislature’s budget for the next biennium.
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