Legislative attack on Detroit Public Schools taking shape
By
Nancy Hanover
24 March 2016
On March 22, the Michigan Senate passed the Detroit Public Schools (DPS) reorganization legislation promoted by Governor Rick Snyder with bipartisan support. The effort by state and federal officials to use the school districts financial crisis to accelerate the attack on teachers and further undermine public education is reaching a climax.
Last week the State House passed a bill to provide an emergency $47.8 million to keep the district from running out of cash by April 8. The measure is tied to a bill that would place the school district under the control of the Finan…
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