My name is Nicole Neily, and I am the president and founder of Parents Defending Education – a national membership association that gives parents the knowledge and tools they need to be more effective advocates for their children’s education. Interestingly, the money doesn’t just flow from China to US schools – in some districts, they were paying for this programming as well. One such example is Clark County School District in Nevada, which paid over $250,000 in salary and benefits to Chinese teachers. Two Chinese nationals taught Mandarin at Appoquinimink School District in Delaware during the 2012-2013 school year. Scott, Colleagues Demand Biden Administration Investigate Chinese Communist Party Influence in American K-12 Schools,” September 1, 2023 https://www.scott.senate.gov/media-center/press-releases/sen-scott-colleagues-demand-biden-administration-investigate-chinese-communist-party-influence-in-american-k-12-schools

Source: Wall Street Journal September 19, 2023 16:08 UTC