The Echo

Detroit Council Told to Put School Control Issue on Ballot

By Peggy Walsh-Sarnecki, Detroit Free Press (MCT)

Detroit City Council members said Monday that they need more information about how mayoral oversight of Detroit Public Schools would operate before putting the issue on the November ballot.

Change for Better Schools has collected 30,704 signatures supporting mayoral oversight and is to present the petitions to the council today.

The group cites several reasons for pushing for the change, including the fact that the district has had four superintendents since the school board was reconstituted in 2006, DPS's 30% dropout rate and its dismal scores on national tests.


The group's plea to the City Council: Even if you don't agree with us, let the people decide... MORE HERE!