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March 5, 2010
Why Detroit School Kids Not Read Good
Posted by Gregory of Yardale at March 5, 2010 5:26 PM
Ah, Detroit, America's most progressive city. A liberal utopia, run exclusively by liberal Democrats whose priority in government is the achievement of "social justice" defined in progressive terms: high taxation, redistributionist social policy, and the institutionalization of racial grievances.
How's that working out? Well, in addition to driving so many people out of the city that large parts of it are returning to wilderness, and getting the remaining souls so dependent on welfare that they all but riot while waiting in line for promised handouts, their horrific public schools only graduate between 25 and 30% of high school students.
So, how could schools be failing in such an enlightened, progressive city? Some emails from Detroit School Board President Otis Mathis may shed some light on why the schools in Detroit are oh so bad.
Do DPS control the Foundation or outside group? If an outside group control the foundation, then what is DPS Board row with selection of is director? Our we mixing DPS and None DPS row's, and who is the watch dog?
I don't know, Otis. Do it?
If you saw Sunday's Free Press that shown Robert Bobb the emergency financial manager for Detroit Public Schools, move Mark Twain to Boynton which have three times the number seats then students and was one of the reason's he gave for closing school to many empty seats.
I could make fun of this, but The Blog Prof just did it so much better with one YouTube clip, that kind of captures the essence of the intellectual firepower of Detroit City Government and the Detroit School Board (although not the rabid racism).
To understand how such an ignoramus became school board president, you must how progressives view the concept of education. The purpose of education, in the progressive view, is not to prepare kids to be productive adults; it's to provide employment for teachers and promotional opportunities for bureaucrats.
