Accountability? Nothing Appears Closer To Eternal Than A Failed Detroit School [Michigan Capitol Confidential]

Accountability? Nothing Appears Closer To Eternal Than A Failed Detroit School [Michigan Capitol Confidential]:
"Watch what they do, not what they say — or even what the law requires
The board of the Detroit public school district held a meeting Nov. 20 to discuss a Senate-passed bill that would require intermediate school districts to share with public charter schools some of the property tax revenue they may receive in the future from new millage requests.
Among other things, the information pack given to school board members for the meeting included details about state efforts to make districts more accountable for the academic progress of their students.
“Michigan schools are subject to several accountability systems,” the packet stated.
It named some, including an annual list that identifies the worst schools in the state.
ForTheRecord says: It’s ironic that Detroit school administrators would cite the state’s worst-school list as an example of accountability.
The reason is simple:
The state of Michigan has never shut down a conventional public school for poor academic performance, including any of the schools at the bottom of the performance list..."
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