TPPF's Mandy Drogin interviews Levi Fuller, the Texas Education Agency's newly appointed Inspector General of Educator Misconduct, who brings his military and prosecutorial experience to combat sexual offenses and other abuses in schools. Fuller details his background, from serving in the Army and fighting ISIS to prosecuting election integrity and child trafficking cases, emphasizing his drive to protect children as a father himself. He highlights key legislative reforms around reporting misconduct, while sharing statistics on the crisis affecting thousands of students annually. Fuller encourages parents to report incidents via the TEA website, assures swift action on allegations, and vows a zero-tolerance approach. Join the conversation to learn how these changes empower parents and safeguard the future of Texas education.

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 million victims of communist regimes. They explore the infiltration of Marxist ideologies into American education, the long march through institutions inspired by thinkers like Paulo Freire and Herbert Marcuse, and legislative efforts like Texas' SB 24 to ensure students learn the true history and atrocities of communism.

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 goal: instilling the Caliphate and implementing Sharia Law.

TPPF policy experts Kate Bierly and Cameron Abrams explain how hostile foreign nations like Qatar are infiltrating academia and directing funding through nonprofits to push a Muslim-centric ideology.

Referenced in this episode:

• Islamism, Texas, and the Unholy Alliance
• Qatar: Friend or Foe?

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 Krause unpacks the interests working against taxpayers, especially the taxpayer-funded lobbying groups that directly advocate against what taxpayers want.

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 bills just go up and up.

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 going, and why are results getting worse, not better, even as we add more money into the system?

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 breaks down the legal background of construction defects in schools - what can break, who's to blame, and, of course, how much it costs taxpayers.

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 it out after graduation. Ashley B. Cash, co-founder of Texas TransformED, joins Mandy Drogin to chat about all things education, and especially how we can better prepare our children for adult life.