Washington, D.C.’s teachers union is expressing outrage over a promotion by Walmart that awards free school supplies to teachers.
Walmart is currently running an election-themed back-to-school promotion in which students can nominate their teacher to be a “commander-in-teach.” Winners of the contest will receive $490 to pay for school supplies in their classroom.
And that has the Washington Teachers’ Union (WTU) irate. The union, which represents over 5,000 current and former teachers in D.C., says that it’s wrong for Walmart to help teachers when members of the Walton family have also donated money to support charter schools.
“Walmart has tried to position itself as a friend and supporter of public schools and teachers when in reality the opposite is true,” WTU President Elizabeth Davis said in a statement. “Walmart and the Walton Family have consistently sought to privatize our schools and destroy public education.”
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8 comments:
my gosh, one of the worst/poorest and the nations capital school system saying NO to FREE $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Just the thought itself - mind blowing!
I would halt the promotion asap and tell the teachers to go pound sand where the sun doesn't shine.
Teachers are the most contradictory professionals I've ever seen. Beg for money... complain about donations. Geez I've seen a dozen requests in our community for tax payers to donate school supplies for children. Why are kids doing that much coloring, cutting and pasting anyway? I went to school with a notebook and a carpenters pencil. Carried my books.
Be careful. I'm not sure it's still politically correct to say "coloring books". I think these days it's books of color.
ALL coloring books matter!
Over $18,000 per student per year. And what a waste it seems to be.
12:22 PM, my thoughts exactly!!!
I'm with Walmart pound public education into the ground and grind it into Dirt where it belongs. They're nothing but communist indoctrination centers
It's not the teachers complaining, it's the idiot liberal union thugs. I am a teacher and this is a great thing Walmart is doing trying to support their community. These ideological asses only care about themselves and their views.
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