Catherine Ferguson Academy Stays Open: Now What?
by Paul Abowd Emergency Manager Roy Roberts said June 16 would be the last school day ever at Catherine Ferguson Academy. An hour before hundreds gathered to rally outside the […]
Tag Archives: Detroit Public Schools
A Letter from the Critical Moment Collective
The type of emergency powers recently granted to the state have been in place inside Detroit Public Schools for over a decade. State-appointed managers have pillaged the district, introduced chaos, corruption, and […]
Detroit Public Schools: No News is Bad News
by Paul Abowd Throughout the last decade of upheaval in the Detroit Public Schools, various state-appointed managers of the district have reminded us it could be worse. And so Detroiters […]
Detroit: The Epicenter of the Struggle for Public Education
by Elena Herrada Representative District 2, Detroit Public Schools Detroit Public Schools has been under an Emergency Financial Manager since 2009 when then-Democratic governor Jennifer Granholm hired Robert Bobb to […]
The Art
A lot of money is spent on public relations and branding for various campaigns to revive Detroit, whether or not they ever come to fruition. City government, the foundations, and […]
New Report on Robert Bobb and Detroit Schools
Read this revealing report on Detroit Public Schools Emergency Financial Manager Robert Bobb. The 28-page document from Detroit activist Russ Bellant comes not a moment too soon, as the Michigan […]
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