Education 911: Top Education Leaders Outline Long-Term Plan to Revamp Dps

Michigan Chronicle › April 23, 2010

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What [Robert Bobb] calls "a roadmap for the future" of DPS is a comprehensive five-year plan that predicts close collaboration between K-12 programs and local colleges and universities, a "radical" change in the way school districts are funded, a gigantic leap in graduation rates, a commitment to academic rigor with a focus on math and science, and an aggressive plan to eliminate factors that impede children's ability to learn starting at home in the womb.

There's no quick fix and WCCCD Chancellor [Curtis Ivery] believes much of the solution lies in the culture of the community rather than its institutions. "Culture trumps organization," he said in his speech. But he stressed the importance of education in this transitory time between the reign of the auto industry and the uncertain. "Those with an education will weather the economic storm," he said.

"It (the event) represents a cross section of the Detroit community. Information shared at this event reaches hundreds of other people," Bobb told the Michigan Chronicle. "I am able to connect with individual intellects and share ideas. It's also a learning experience."

What Bobb calls "a roadmap for the future" of DPS is a comprehensive five-year plan that predicts close collaboration between K-12 programs and local colleges and universities, a "radical" change in the way school districts are funded, a gigantic leap in graduation rates, a commitment to academic rigor with a focus on math and science, and an aggressive plan to eliminate factors that impede children's ability to learn starting at home in the womb.

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Education 911: Top Education Leaders Outline Long-Term Plan to Revamp Dps

Robert Bobb wants a revolution. The Detroit Public Schools emergency financial manager's dark suits and steadfast manner may not be (what one would expect from) a leader of a revolution, but he is at the forefro...

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