Vampire Vouchers Rise Again!

'Virtual' or 'Pilot' – Lege begins the biennial campaign to siphon money from public schools

"...between their constituents' wishes and the speaker's marching orders. Carolyn Boyle, coordinator of the anti-voucher Coalition for Public Schools,..."

March 25, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Virtually Unkillable: TEA to Resurrect Online Charters

Supporters of 'virtual schools' never say die

"...to fund full-time, unsupervised online education in students' homes. Carolyn Boyle of the Coalition for Public Schools says that..."

Jan. 16, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Who Can Vouch for the Charters?

The state's freewheeling experiment with charter schools gets a poor grade.

"...state's money. "That should have been a crime," says Carolyn Boyle, coordinator of the Coalition for Public Schools, a..."

April 4, 2003 News Feature by Michael May

2006 State Races

A sampling of some of the livelier contests taking shape in the March 7 primary and the general election in November

"...just don't add up to "lucrative." Parent PAC co-founder Carolyn Boyle couldn't be happier with her group's new recruits...."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Bad Medicine?

No Child Left Behind prescribed for Austin schools – although the cure may be worse than the illness

"...help, and it works very well for that," said Carolyn Boyle, a public school activist who frankly considers No..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Lege or Circus?

A lack of democracy turns education 'reform' into an unfunny joke

"...Carolyn Boyle, one of the founding members of the newly..."

Aug. 12, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Rumblings of a Mad Mom Movement

Texas Parent PAC wants to purge Lege of lawmakers who won't go to bat for public ed, regardless of party

"...For Carolyn Boyle, a Texas Parent PAC board member, Casteel is..."

Aug. 5, 2005 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

The Voucher Death Dance

The House voucher vampires get a lesson in slaying the beast

"...clue about Baxter. "He is squishy, squishy, squishy," said Carolyn Boyle, a Baxter constituent and coordinator of the Coalition..."

May 27, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...on his record, has two challengers in his primary. Carolyn Boyle of the Texas Parent PAC says endorsements will..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature

The Mad Parent PAC Funding Report

Texas Parent PAC reports raising nearly $56,000 since starting up six months ago

"...good first quarter." Gray credited the group's leaders, including Carolyn Boyle, Ellen Jones, Beverly Barrow, and Dinah Miller, with..."

Jan. 27, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

West Side Showdown

The new political year begins with a four-way speed race for House District 48

"...a new Austin legislator could be the tiebreaker," said Carolyn Boyle, a co-founder of the group. "We need a..."

Jan. 13, 2006 News Feature by Amy Smith

Is the Hammer Nailed?

Yet another indictment of DeLay, this time for money laundering. Will it reverberate for other politicos?

"...plate and make contributions to fund political campaigns," said Carolyn Boyle, a co-founder of the newly formed Texas Parent..."

Oct. 7, 2005 News Feature by Amy Smith

Lege Notes

Odds and ends – mostly odds – from beneath the pink granite dome

"...Convention Center. Founding leaders of the new organization include Carolyn Boyle, who until this week served as coordinator of..."

July 22, 2005 News Column

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Capitol bloggers of the Texas Progressive Alliance have named Carolyn Boyle, the organizer of the Texas Parent PAC, as..."

Dec. 22, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

"...in the seat being vacated by Rep. Mary Denny. Carolyn Boyle, who runs the Texas Parent PAC, said the..."

April 14, 2006 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...schools are doing a great job already and that Carolyn Boyle does not represent the aforementioned Texas public schools..."

April 8, 2005 Column

Defending Virtual Schools

"...schools are doing a great job already and that Carolyn Boyle does not represent the aforementioned Texas public schools..."

April 5, 2005 Postmarks

Charter School Earns an F

The Texas Academy of Excellence fails accounting (and ethics)

"...What that means to Carolyn Boyle of the Coalition for Public Schools is that..."

July 2, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Chartered Well ... and Badly

The experience of charter schools is mixed, at best

April 4, 2003 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Beyond City Limits

"...to access them. We must set our children free." Carolyn Boyle, coordinator of the Coalition for Public Schools, called..."

March 21, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

After a Fashion

Whose hair made Stephen say, "DHOH!" at the GG's this year, and who was TLWIH? And that's just the national scene. … Locally, which partygoers were also BOAers and who counts as Stephen's NBF??? U must read 2 C!!

"...case, she was clearly annoyed with him. Lara Flynn Boyle made a startling appearance in a ridiculously beautiful prima-ballerina..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Curtain. Cast: Taron Egerton, Nikita Efremov, Sofia Lebedeva, Anthony Boyle, Ben Miles, Ken Yamamura, Igor Grabuzov, Oleg Shtefanko, Ayane..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...Before the Fall), the festival will include T. C. Boyle (The Terranauts), Lone Star screenwriter and novelist Bill Wittliff..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Dancing About Architecture

That was the week that was in the Live Music Capital…

"...to eschew Antone's in favor of joining Guy Forsyth, Carolyn Wonderland, and Wilks at the Pub for a version..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Music Column by Ken Lieck