A parents advocacy group has accused the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) of using hundreds of millions in federal funding to advance what they describe as a political agenda through K-12 education programs.

NASEM is a Congress-chartered nonprofit organization that provides scientific advice to the federal government and develops educational initiatives. The organization receives substantial federal funding for its various research and educational programs.

The parents group alleges that NASEM's educational programming reflects political bias, though specific details about which programs or materials prompted the complaint were not immediately clear. NASEM has not yet responded to the allegations.

This criticism represents part of broader ongoing debates about the content and approach of educational materials in American schools. Various advocacy groups across the political spectrum have increasingly scrutinized educational organizations and their funding sources in recent years.

The dispute highlights tensions between different stakeholder groups over how federally funded educational initiatives should be structured and what content they should include. As a Congress-chartered organization, NASEM operates with a specific mandate to provide scientific guidance, though interpretations of that role appear to differ among various observers.