The Echo

Detroit Council Says No to Mayoral Control of Schools
By Chastity Pratt Dawsey & Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki, Detroit Free Press (MCT)

The Detroit school board dodged a challenge to its existence Thursday when the City Council voted against placing a question on the Nov. 2 ballot asking voters whether they wanted the mayor and the council to have authority over the troubled Detroit Public Schools.

While those opposed to the ballot question claimed victory, City Council President Pro Tem Gary Brown was joined by Gov. Jennifer Granholm and Sharlonda Buckman, executive director of the Detroit Parent Network, in saying the fight is not over.

Several council members said they opposed mayoral oversight of DPS. Still, Brown, who wrote the failed ballot question, said the council next should consider presenting the state Legislature with a resolution to change DPS's governance.

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