Rewind: Watch: Detroit’s Giant Dropout Factory | Dropout Nation: Coverage of the Reform of American Public Education Edited by RiShawn Biddle
The continuing saga of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — now standing accused of racketeering — is gathering headlines in the Motor City. But the city’s school system remains as abysmal as ever. From levels of functional illiteracy that rival every urban system to scandals such as issues involving disgraced former school board president Otis Mathis, the Motor City school district is now under virtual state receivership for the second time. Moves such as the effort to turnaround 34 of its failure factories is one of many steps the district must take in its overhaul.
The continuing saga of former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick — now standing accused of racketeering — is gathering headlines in the Motor City. But the city’s school system remains as abysmal as ever. From levels of functional illiteracy that rival every urban system to scandals such as issues involving disgraced former school board president Otis Mathis, the Motor City school district is now under virtual state receivership for the second time. Moves such as the effort to turnaround 34 of its failure factories is one of many steps the district must take in its overhaul.
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