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Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 09:17 PM Apr 2012

WAL-MART ( UGH!) AND ED "REFORM".

Up is down, in is out, black is white, and corruption is "reform".
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The list of 2011 grantees of the Walton Family Foundation, the Wal-Mart’s corporate foundation, reads like a veritable who’s who of corporate education reform efforts. Among the more prominent beneficiaries of Wal-Mart money are:
Michelle Rhee’s and Joel Klein’s StudentFirst
Eva Moskowitz’s Success Charter Network
Education Reform Now, the not for profit arm of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER)
The New Teacher Project
Teach for America
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, and the state charter school organizations in California, Floria, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, New York, New Jersey, and Ohio
Black Alliance for Educational Options
Center for Education Reform
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research
Bellwether Education Partners
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http://www.edwize.org/

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WAL-MART ( UGH!) AND ED "REFORM". (Original Post) Smarmie Doofus Apr 2012 OP
Sorry to sound snarky but.... femmocrat Apr 2012 #1
Unions. Smarmie Doofus Apr 2012 #2
Well, that makes sense. femmocrat Apr 2012 #3

femmocrat

(28,394 posts)
1. Sorry to sound snarky but....
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 10:10 PM
Apr 2012

Maybe they are educating the next generation of Wal-Mart shoppers?

or maybe Wal-Mart employees?

What does Wal-Mart have against public education?

 

Smarmie Doofus

(14,498 posts)
2. Unions.
Sun Apr 22, 2012, 10:45 PM
Apr 2012

>>>What does Wal-Mart have against public education?>>>>

Decent salaries.

Pensions.

Health Insurance.

Everything that Walmart denies to its own employees.

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