
Imagine that you are possessed of the surname “Walton” and happen to be sitting on mad coin—say a cool
$90 billion. How do you celebrate the occasion that is Teacher Appreciation Day? Do you chip in to give the nation’s teachers a raise, knowing they’ve been
hard hit by the recession? Do you send them gift cards to Walmart, the store that hath so enrichethed you? If you are a teacher in Massachusetts, the Waltons have an extra special treat in store for you: a fully-funded gala at the Statehouse urging the replacement of the state’s many non-excellent teachers with fresh new innovators who will share their excellence one renewable year at a time.
Happy Teacher Appreciation Day, xoxo Walmart!

You see, here in Massachusetts, the annual occasion on which politicians