Saturday, August 01, 2009

"Empty-Box" becomes "Real-Clunker"

DETROIT School board rejects plan to collaborate

The Detroit Board of Education voted Thurs­day night to reject a sev­en- point plan for collab­orating with Robert Bobb, the state-appointed emergency financial man­ager.

“It was rejected be­cause he insists on mak­ing the academic deci­sions,” said board presi­dent Carla Scott, who cut the meeting short be­cause of tensions be­tween board members and Bobb and his staff.

“The board is sup­posed to set academic policy,” Scott said. “If the governor had wanted to take over the district, that’s what she would’ve done,” Scott said.

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