Modern School: WalSkool: Low Wages, Hard Work, No Excuses, No Poor Kids

Modern School: WalSkool: Low Wages, Hard Work, No Excuses, No Poor Kids:

WalSkool: Low Wages, Hard Work, No Excuses, No Poor Kids

by Michael Dunn

The Walton Family Foundation is giving a $25 million grant to the KIPP Foundation, according to the Denver Post. The grant is expected to allow the company to double the number of charter schools it operates. There are currently 32,000 students in 109 KIPP schools in 20 states plus the District of Columbia. KIPP is poised to replicate the Walmart model, by opening schools in towns and cities throughout the country, paying low wages, overworking their staffs, and squeezing out traditional mom and pop public schools by skimming off the best