Watchdog Group Claims China is Funding Indoctrination Efforts in American SchoolsBy Eric Lendrum
July 27, 2023
A conservative watchdog group that promotes greater transparency and parental authority in education is now claiming that there are connections between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and indoctrination efforts in public schools.
According to Fox News, the report by Parents Defending Education (PDE), titled “Little Red Classrooms,” was released on Wednesday and sent to 34 governors and other lawmakers around the country. The report claims that CCP-linked financial entities are directly funding public K-12 schools in the United States, for the purpose of spreading Chinese propaganda disguised as lessons about Chinese culture.
“The alarming evidence uncovered by our investigation should concern parents, educators, and policymakers alike,” said PDE president Nicole Neilly. “Families deserve to know who is influencing the American education system so that they can make informed choices about what their children are learning behind closed doors.”
“The Trump administration took steps to rein in Confucius Institutes at colleges and universities. It is frightening, however, that no such transparency mandate exists at the K-12 level,” Neily added. “Accordingly, it is imperative that elected officials at both the federal and state levels take immediate action to gauge the extent of these programs in order to ensure that American schoolchildren receive a high-quality education free from undue foreign interference.”
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Source:
https://amgreatness.com/2023/07/27/watchdog-group-claims-china-is-funding-indoctrination-efforts-in-american-schools/
