CMD NEWS ABOUT Education

• Bari Weiss’ New “Fiercely Independent” University Closely Tied to Right-Wing Koch Network

  By Alex Kotch | November 30th, 2021 at 8:00 AM (CST)

  A group of jilted writers, "canceled" professors, and right-wing think tank fellows, some with links to fossil fuel magnate Charles Koch, is planning to start a university dedicated to "truth."

• Koch Spent Nearly $150 Million in 2020 to Extend His Influence and Promote His Agenda

  By David Armiak | November 29th, 2021 at 4:18 PM (CST)

  The Charles Koch Foundation and Charles Koch Institute paid out $149.2 million in grants in 2020 to universities, right-wing policy, litigation, and advocacy groups, and other causes, the latest IRS filings obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy detail.

• “Dark Money ATM” Pumped Over $137 Million into Right-Wing Groups in 2020

  By David Armiak | November 19th, 2021 at 12:30 PM (CST)

  Spurred by $158 million from one secret donor, DonorsTrust and Donors Capital Fund pumped a record amount of money into right-wing campaigns to remake the Supreme Court, spread election and climate disinformation, and support extremists last year.

• Turning Point USA Seeks $43 Million to Escalate the Right’s Culture War in American Schools

  By David Armiak | October 25th, 2021 at 5:37 PM (CDT)

  The Trump-aligned nonprofit pitches a “Systematic Effort” to “Inspire Our Kids [to] Love America Again” in investor prospectus obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy.

• ALEC Claims Credit for Voter Suppression and Anti-Critical Race Theory Laws at Secret Meeting

  By David Armiak | September 7th, 2021 at 2:03 PM (CDT)

  ALEC boasted about its role in promoting and passing laws making it harder to vote, barring schools from teaching about America's racist past, and protecting employers from COVID-related lawsuits at a May meeting of the right-wing Council for National Policy.