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The Education Crisis In Detroit

March 26, 2015 Margaret Flowers, www.popularresistance.org , , ,
Detroit Schools Under Seige: The Canary in the Coal Mine Detroit School Board in Exile: For most of the past 15 years, Detroit public schools have been taken over by so-called Emergency Managers appointed by the governor. The elected school board, although in exile and rendered impotent, continues to fight the privatization of public schools. When schools were first taken over, they enjoyed a large surplus plus a bond and students tested at mid-range for the state of Michigan. Since the take over, Detroit schools are deeply in debt and students scores are the lowest in the nation. But, the pockets of contractors paid by the Emergency Managers bulge. This month, the School Board in Exile is taking their case to the Department of Justice.

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