Top public high school’s partnership with China-linked institution must be investigated: Watchdog

EXCLUSIVE — A grassroots advocacy group calls for Virginia’s governor You can find more information here investigate revelations The top American public high school received thousands of dollars in donations from organizations related to China’s military Government.

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, part of Fairfax County Virginia Public Schools partnered with Tsinghua University High School (TUHS) to assist it and China generally TJHSST is well-known for adopting science, technology and engineering (STEM) as well as advanced laboratory research. Tsinghua University has a close relationship to TUHS. considered The Pentagon will be the Chinese military university.

THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL COLLABORATED WITH CHINESE MILITARY-AFFILIATED ORG

Parents Defending Education is a non-profit organization. helped unearth The Chinese have provided funding for TJHSSTST. Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Virginia attorney general According to Washington Examiner letters, Jason Miyares will investigate the story.

Youngkin is being called upon by the PDE “promptly investigate foreign funding” To TJHSST “act swiftly to remedy any unlawful policies and practices.” They also asked for Miyares “investigate the relationship between Fairfax County Public Schools, the TJ Partnership Fund, and funding by Chinese government-linked entities.”

“Our members are concerned about past and current funding streams into the TJ Partnership Fund from foreign entities and the access to school facilities and documents that may have been granted to said parties in exchange,” PDE informed the Virginia attorney General.

Thomas Jefferson Partnership Fund (TJPF). received hundreds of thousands of dollars from Tsinghua University As part of the agreement. TJPF was also awarded hundreds of thousands dollars by Ameson Education and Cultural Exchange Foundation. The Chinese company Shirble received the same amount. Both were run by men who are tied to China’s United Front Work Department. It manages Chinese foreign policy campaigns.

TJPF exists To support Virginia’s school and fund board of directors includes TJ’s principal, assistant Principal, faculty representatives, as well the head of TJ’s parent teacher association.

Virginia school said TJHSST was established in November 2014. “will be partnering with” TUHS, the announced fund “Tsinghua University made a $300,000 donation.” Chinese University was nicknamed “a “Jefferson Founding Partner.” According to the TJ Fund, “Tsinghua University is interested in introducing a specialized STEM track in its network of high schools, including TUHS, and is hoping eventually to establish a Tsinghua International STEM High School in Beijing.”

TUHS says It is “attached” Tsinghua University, is “directly under the Ministry of Education.” TUHS principal noted The school is “under the guidance” CCP and TUHS leaders also include CCP officials. The advisory board for TUHS International is also available. includes Mao Daqing is part of “United Front Work Department of CCP Central Committee.”

The TJ fund as well as the Chinese military-linked highschool have repeatedly written about the visits TJ faculty made at TUHS, and those TJ and Tsinghua University professors made to Virginia schools. TJ fund said That was March 2015. “Tsinghua Faculty learns the TJ way.” TUHS says It “cooperated” TJHSST “whose high-end laboratory systems were introduced to TUHS.”

Ameson was also named The following are some of the “Jefferson Founding Partners & International Partners” In 2015, a $250,000 donation or more was acceptable. similar donation . Its tax records