Fraudulent Tutoring Program Grifts $1.2mil from Detroit Schools
(Photo: Wikimedia, Creative Commons) A former Detroit Public Schools director is being accused of stealing $ 1.2 million from the district after receiving the money in return for tutoring services which were never actually offered to students. The charging document states that Carolyn Starkey Darden, 69, of Detroit stole the money between 2005 and 2012. In […]
12 Detroit School Leaders Accused in Bribery, Kickback Scheme
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Twelve current and former principals, administrators, and a vendor have found themselves enmeshed in Detroit’s campaign to eliminate school corruption after being charged with involvement in a roughly $ 1 million bribery and kickback racket that involved school supplies that were not actually delivered or were only partially delivered. Norman Shy, 74, of Franklin, Michigan […]
Michigan House Approves $48mil Emergency Funding for Detroit Schools
(Photo: 401(K) 2012, Creative Commons) The Michigan House of Representatives has approved $ 48.7 million of emergency funding to be used for keeping Detroit Public Schools open through June. A vote will also be needed to pass a bill that will change the system’s administration, and the Senate must approve the funding measure as well. The […]
Rhodes Calls for Action to Solve Financial Crisis in Detroit
The Detroit Public School System has lost so much money that it could possibly not afford payroll after April 8 unless action is taken by state lawmakers to rectify the situation. Steven Rhodes, who was appointed to lead DPS last week by Governor Rick Snyder last week, is asking members of the House Appropriations Committee […]
Detroit ‘Student Sick-Out’ Marks Count Day Funding Protest
A number of parents in Detroit Public Schools district kept their children home from school on Count Day in an effort to protest problems within the district. The event, referred to as a “student sick-out,” was organized by a group of parents from a number of schools in the district. It is unknown how many […]
As Earley Exits Detroit, Snyder, City Look To Reorganize
Darnell Earley will step down from his role as state-appointed emergency manager of Detroit Public Schools at the end of this month. Governor Rick Snyder made the announcement earlier last week, confirming Earley’s intention to leave the position on February 29. According to state emergency manager law, his term runs through June 2016. “Darnell has done […]
Michigan Debates Path for Detroit Public School Reforms
Democratic lawmakers in the Michigan Legislature say they are in opposition to legislation introduced this week as a way to restructure the financially-strapped Detroit Public School system. Their lack of support rests on their opinion that DPS will only succeed if the district is led by a “locally elected school board that maintains the same authority as […]
Detroit Auto Show: new Mercedes-Benz E-Class unveiled
Latest generation of popular executive saloon goes on show for first time. Daily Express :: Life & Style Feed
3 Detroit Schools Close for Teacher Sickout Protest
Three Detroit Public Schools were forced to close on Tuesday as a result of too many teachers calling in sick in protest of state control over the school system. Teachers who called said they had “Snyder flu,” while attending a demonstration with students in protest of longstanding emergency management outside the Detroit School of Arts on Tuesday […]