The Education Wars: Walmart and DPS

Wal-Mart, whose owners are among the billionaire venture "philanthropists" trying to destroy American public education, is wrapping its dirty tentacles around the ailing Detroit Public Schools system via "job training" programs:

The training program was kicked off today at assemblies held at Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men and at Western International High.

Detroit International Academy for Women and Henry Ford High will also participate.

Students will get 11 weeks of job-readiness training during the school day and 10 high school credits for the class and work experience.

Sean Vann, principal at Douglass, said 30 students at that school will get jobs at Walmart. He said the program will allow students an opportunity to earn money and to be exposed to people from different cultures - since all of the stores are in the suburbs.

Let's see...there are tens of thousands of adult workers who are unemployed, yet Wal-Mart wants to go the cheapest route possible.