40+ Schools CLOSING in Detroit. Forum

[Jules Winnfield]

Here's the scoop, courtesy of CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/17/detroi ... tml?hpt=T1

This is just an example of how politics have made it virtually impossible for public schools, especially those in disenfranchised communities, to teach today's children and tomorrow's leaders.


Thoughts?

[S de Garmeaux]

hasn't the population dropped by 50% or something since the 70's?

[MF248]

Here's the scoop, courtesy of CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/17/detroi ... tml?hpt=T1

This is just an example of how politics have made it virtually impossible for public schools, especially those in disenfranchised communities, to teach today's children and tomorrow's leaders.


Thoughts?

I haven't read into it much but I thought a major reason for the schools closing was because of large drops in population. Not really a point in keeping two schools that hold 300 students open when each one only has 150 kids.

[prolyphek]

Here's the scoop, courtesy of CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/03/17/detroi ... tml?hpt=T1

This is just an example of how politics have made it virtually impossible for public schools, especially those in disenfranchised communities, to teach today's children and tomorrow's leaders.


Thoughts?

While I think this is a definite tragedy, the article doesn't go into enough specifics about how children will be dispersed throughout the district. If there are truly the amount of open seats, and condensing the size of the district at large will not result in school over crowding and an increase in funding for the schools which will remain, then I think it is a win/win, if it will not do these things then indeed it is problematic.

[holydonkey]

This does not bode well for our plan to find a teaching job near Ann Arbor.

[brocklanders12]

The district has 50,000 excess seats, Bobb said, and kindergarten enrollment has declined from 16,046 in 1994 to 6,039 in 2009. Such decreases are expected to continue, Bobb said. The Free Press reported that district enrollment will fall from 84,000 this year to 56,000 students in the 2014-15 school year.

Not sure where politics or anything else but the collapse of Detroit is to blame.

[Anastasia Dee Dualla]

The schools are closing due to drops in populations. Its sad to see actually that so many ppl are leaving on city. On the other hand I think these children may receive a better education because of the smaller number of children per classroom.

It will be an interesting story to follow.

[YCrevolution]

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