Another Overhaul of Detroit Schools

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1. Gordon Wilder says:

   May 5, 2015 at 2:18 pm

   Proving again that Rick Snyder does not have a clue – period.

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2. werebat73 says:

   May 5, 2015 at 2:57 pm

   Wait — what’s the alternative to charter schools? And how does it benefit the investor class?

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   • Sharon in NYS says:

     May 5, 2015 at 4:23 pm

     Privately-managed juvenile detention centers maybe?

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3. brackenkaren says:

   May 5, 2015 at 3:08 pm

   They continuously refuse to address the real problem. And we are guilty of the same. The only way we restore education in America is to shut down the US Dept. of Education. Until that happens the only true alternative is to home school.

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   • MathVale says:

     May 5, 2015 at 8:24 pm

     Put a network of home schoolers together, pool and coordinate resources, share responsibility and collabrate on curriculum, zhazam! We have a community public school. What is old is new.

     Big business, billionaires, meddling Feds, Reformers no where to be found.

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4. Detroiter says:

   May 5, 2015 at 3:46 pm

   The DOE works for the investor class, not visa versa.

   Snyder’s think tank wants common enrollment for public, charter and EAA. Detroit parents will have something to say about that!

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5. Mary M says:

   May 5, 2015 at 6:26 pm

   First the governor has to get the legislature to agree–far from a certainty. And the Detroit mayor, who is an integral part of the plan, does not like it. He wants the state out of it. So this, together with the Detroit coalition report, is the beginning of a long negotiation. (If you haven’t seen the coalition report, it’s a worthy effort. http://choiceisoursdetroit.tumblr.com/recommendations )

   Governor Snyder has moved the state reform district from the Dept of Education, which he doesn’t control, to the Dept of Treasury, which he does control. And he can essentially do as he pleases with the EAA. And he appoints the emergency manager for the Detroit Public Schools. But he needs the legislature to implement his complete plan.

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6. retiredbutmissthekids says:

   May 5, 2015 at 6:37 pm

   Oh, & who helped start this? Hint: initials BBB, currently in hiding but, perhaps, coming soon, to a city near you!

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7. Lloyd Lofthouse says:

   May 5, 2015 at 7:23 pm

   Snyder has a repeated button. The question is, when he goes, will it go with him?

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8. TC says:

   May 5, 2015 at 7:42 pm

   Big standardized tests to the rescue! Previously, nobody knew the students needed help. The good people of Michigan and the US will be heaping money on any minute now. Or else… national civil rights groups are gonna…demand more tests.

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9. artseagal says:

   May 6, 2015 at 6:24 am

   Here is a “radical” idea… how about asking all the career-long dedicated teachers in Detroit what will actually help their students! Sad that this is a “radical” notion!!! Clearly the effects of long-term poverty are the biggest issue. But one factor these “idiot” leaders never take into account… genuine interest in students from impoverished circumstances (a lot of “hand-holding and listening” that goes along with genuine human contact with students ). This goes a long way toward helping students because first and foremost, it shows concern and care for their needs. Torturing students with horribly mind-numbing scripted curriculum, the drudgery of testing and ELIMINATING essential components of well being (like physical movement and creative activities) all just reveal disrespect and disregard for these students – at the highest level. Many times teachers are beside themselves because of student misbehavior. In part, impoverished life can lead to lack of parental presence in the home and this can be a factor in behavior… and so the student goes to school and what do they get there??? A top down cookie cutter militaristic “learning” experience that ignores their needs – ONCE AGAIN. So… what new “miracle” will a corporate entity out for profit “sell” to Detroit????

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10. Steve K says:

    May 6, 2015 at 7:30 am

    Snyder is just following the recommendations of Paul Pastorek, the man who started the New Orleans “miracle.” Snyder soundly rejected the suggestions of a coalition that he wanted to have assembled.

    Read and you’ll note that it’s a portfolio schools model that will shutter poor performing schools. That means that it will be all charter inside a decade. As charters leverage their abilities to counsel out students and their refusal to backfill seats, they will get the better scores and stay open. Little by little the publics will be declared failing and a CMO will move right in.

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11. ecer says:

    May 6, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    Important point: DPS has been under state control for most of the last fifteen years. It ran up the debt Snyder is trying to pay down while under state control. It’s under state control RIGHT NOW.

    So Snyder’s argument is basically that it’s not performing well under state control, so we’ll fix that with a state takeover.

    Yes, he’s an idiot.

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