Detroit Public Schools: Who's Failing?
Against The Current vol. 154
Kampfer, Nina
http://www.solidarity-us.org/node/3354
Date Written: 2011-09-01
Publisher: Against The Current
Year Published: 2011
Resource Type: Article
Cx Number: CX13811
It's no scret that the Detroit Public Schools have been in a state of chaos for some time. When former Democratic governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Robert Bobb as Emergency Financial Manager in 2009, many hoped that he would make positive changes. The district was carrying a $219 million deficit, not to mention some of the country’s lowest graduation rates and standardized test scores.
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