Only in America do public school teachers race one another to scrounge around on the floor to collect $1 bills in order to... *checks notes* fund their classrooms.
This isn't heartwarming. It's dysfunctional, dystopian shit.
This isn't heartwarming. It's dysfunctional, dystopian shit.
"The first-ever Dash for Cash event pitted 10 Sioux Falls (South Dakota) area teachers against each other to grab as many single dollar bills as possible in less than five minutes. The money was donated by CU Mortgage Direct."
Story by @AnnieTodd96:
argusleader.com/story/news/202…
Story by @AnnieTodd96:
argusleader.com/story/news/202…
The sponsors dumped 5,000 in $1 bills were dumped on the floor.
10 teachers raced across the ice to get to the pile of cash and then crawled around on the floor to snatch up as much of it as they could as quickly as possible to fund their classrooms.
10 teachers raced across the ice to get to the pile of cash and then crawled around on the floor to snatch up as much of it as they could as quickly as possible to fund their classrooms.
https://twitter.com/AnnieTodd96/status/1469830818587725829
The teacher with the biggest haul collected $616 off the floor; the one with the least got $378.
"Many of the teachers said that they were planning on using the cash to get flexible seating...or document cameras so they could upload lessons online."
argusleader.com/story/news/202…
"Many of the teachers said that they were planning on using the cash to get flexible seating...or document cameras so they could upload lessons online."
argusleader.com/story/news/202…
S. Dakota ranks near the bottom in teacher pay.
The one that ranks at the bottom? My Mississippi.
Public education here is funding partly by a state lottery. But despite it raising $59 million last year, public ed is still underfunded by $272+ million.
mississippifreepress.org/13923/lottery-…
The one that ranks at the bottom? My Mississippi.
Public education here is funding partly by a state lottery. But despite it raising $59 million last year, public ed is still underfunded by $272+ million.
mississippifreepress.org/13923/lottery-…
On a side note, if you'd like to support journalism in Mississippi that cares about systemic issues in education and beyond, please follow @MSFreePress and consider a one-time or recurring donation to our non-profit newsroom at mfp.ms/donate.
https://twitter.com/ashtonpittman/status/1469825441468985348?s=20
UPDATE: "The Sioux Falls Stampede and CU Mortgage Direct issued a joint-apology Monday afternoon and vowed to donate addition funds to area teachers, stating "we can see how it appears to be degrading and insulting towards the participating teachers..."
argusleader.com/story/news/202…
argusleader.com/story/news/202…
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