LANSING The Michigan Senate on Tuesday approved a $720 million restructuring plan that would divide Detroit’s ailing school district in two, creating a new district in which new traditional or charter schools could automatically open only if they replicate a school with top marks in an A-to-F accountability system.
But the House does not expect to take up the restructuring measure this week ahead of an anticipated spring recess in the Legislature, due to a rule that each chamber must have most bills in possession before passing it, Speaker Kevin Cotter said in a statement Tuesday. The Senate could still take action ahead of the break on a $48.7 million short-term funding measure that would keep Detroit Public Schools open through th…
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