Transparency in Reporting of Adversarial Contributions to Education Act

Key Points

• This bill would require public schools to tell parents if they receive money or teaching materials from foreign governments. Schools that get federal funding would have to follow these new rules to keep receiving their government support.
• Parents would have the right to look at and copy any textbooks or lesson plans that were bought with foreign money. Schools would have to provide these materials within 30 days of a parent making a written request.
• Schools would also have to reveal if any of their teachers or staff members are being paid by a foreign country. This includes sharing the names of the countries involved and how much money was provided for those salaries.
• Every year, schools would be required to post a notice on their website explaining these rights to parents. If a school does not have a website, they must find another way to share this information with the public.
• The goal is to make sure parents know about foreign influence in their children's classrooms. It covers any contracts, donations, or financial deals between a school and a foreign entity of concern.

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