High School Principal Caught Pushing U.S. Education Secrets to Communist China

At a time when the Chinese Communist Party is ramping up its efforts to undermine American institutions, one public school administrator appears more than eager to hand them the keys. Evan Glazer, the former principal of Virginia’s top STEM high school, is once again pushing partnerships with Chinese state-linked organizations this time from the taxpayer-funded Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA).

Glazer previously sparked controversy for giving away curriculum materials, blueprints, and operational plans from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology to Chinese officials. Now, as president of IMSA, he’s at it again pursuing collaboration with schools tied directly to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), all under the feel-good guise of “educational exchange.”

Here’s what we know:

• Glazer’s past ties to China began with large donations from CCP-linked groups while at Thomas Jefferson High, which were followed by him handing over academic materials and infrastructure details to China.

• At IMSA, he is pushing a joint venture with Thomas Schools, a group tied to the CCP via the Ambright Education Group. These discussions started in mid-2024.

• Glazer has also hosted representatives from Beijing National Day School, another state-administered entity, offering them presentations on U.S. educational programs including AI and STEM.

Emails obtained by investigative watchdog Defending Education confirm that IMSA and Chinese officials discussed launching a three-week summer program for Chinese students in 2025. Glazer enthusiastically backed the plan, despite concerns raised by his own staff. One employee candidly asked whether there was reputational risk to partnering with Chinese government-affiliated schools, citing rising tensions over Taiwan.

The response? Glazer brushed it off as irrelevant.

“I think it’s ok since we are not a political organization,” he said. “Educator is a great equalizer that brings people together.”

That sounds innocent enough until you realize the Chinese Communist Party doesn’t see education as an “equalizer.” They see it as a tool. And they’re using people like Glazer to gain insight into our most elite educational systems.

Let’s be very clear: these aren’t harmless school visits. They are deliberate infiltration efforts. The CCP has made it no secret that part of its “united front” strategy involves building relationships abroad to access intellectual property, soft power, and influence. When Glazer calls this an “inquiry-based learning exchange,” what he’s really doing is laundering CCP interests through American classrooms.

Why does it matter?

• China has over 700 Confucius Institutes and classrooms worldwide, many of which were shut down in the U.S. due to espionage concerns.

• In 2020, the State Department designated Confucius Institutes as foreign missions of the Chinese government the same government Glazer is happy to work with.

• China steals an estimated $225–600 billion in intellectual property from the U.S. each year, according to the FBI and private estimates.

Despite all this, Glazer is unbothered. He’s more interested in creating a research exchange with authoritarian-backed schools than safeguarding the intellectual integrity and national interest of the United States. And all of it is happening on the American taxpayer’s dime.

This isn't just a misguided education policy it's a slow drip of strategic surrender. Every document shared, every tour given, and every summer camp hosted brings us one step closer to giving away the very things that made our schools exceptional in the first place.

It’s time to ask the hard question Why are we letting ideologically compromised bureaucrats sell out our schools to communist interests?

The answer should start with terminating these partnerships and holding public institutions accountable for who they’re inviting in the door.

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