A lawsuit accuses Michigan's governor and Detroit Public Schools of allowing conditions at inner city schools to deteriorate beyond reason. They're blamed for widespread illiteracy among Detroit's students of color.
Michigan's governor signed into law a $617 million bailout package for Detroit Public Schools. There are many critics of his plan.
Detroit teachers are angry and protesting the fact the school district will reportedly run out of money and teachers will not be paid the salaries they have earned after June 30th. This disruption in salary payments affects teachers who are on a 12-month salary plan.
Less than a month after Detroit principal Ronald Alexander was gifted $500K by The Ellen DeGeneres Show for his fledgling school, he along with 13 of his colleagues are facing federal charges in connection with a bribery scheme.
Steven Rhodes, an emergency manager, shared that if lawmakers don’t pass legislation to help tackle the school district’s debt in the near future, they won’t be able to make payroll.
The Detroit Public School system was denied its request for a temporary restraining order to stop teachers from engaging in so-called "sick-out" protests over poor conditions at city schools.
