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This R&D provides resources on the ongoing plight of Detroit’s public schools. Last week, Detroit teachers staged a “sick out” to call attention to poor conditions in the city’s schools and Mayor Mike Duggan visited several and confirmed what teachers were reporting. Teachers are calling on Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to do more to fix the problem as Detroit’s schools have been under state oversight for the last seven years. Snyder has proposed more than $700 million to fix the problem, but legislation has not been forthcoming.
Detroit mayor finds dead mouse and cold kids in schools. What now? https://t.co/0LTpOiJM3P pic.twitter.com/nJK5HrRR2f
— CS Monitor (@csmonitor) January 16, 2016
Detroit public schools: “Our children are in that building breathing this day in and day out. This is third world.” https://t.co/a9obJIrcKl
— Motoko Rich (@motokorich) January 12, 2016
Detroit schools so cold the kids wear coats; there’s mold, rodents, overcrowding, underpaid teachers #GovRickSnyder https://t.co/jRQg1fgUp4
— mia farrow (@MiaFarrow) January 12, 2016
What Powerball jackpot? Lottery money not benefiting struggling Detroit schools https://t.co/VieadYLuUa pic.twitter.com/RSPwe7wYbf
— CBS News (@CBSNews) January 15, 2016
Dozens of schools in Detroit were closed amid a protest by teachers, https://t.co/iCtACRbP01 pic.twitter.com/gl2xIukUfV
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) January 11, 2016
Mayor: Some Detroit school conditions ‘break your heart’… https://t.co/n9ctqCRGbg
— DRUDGE REPORT (@DRUDGE_REPORT) January 12, 2016
Detroit mayor to tour schools with ‘deplorable conditions’ https://t.co/O4dXDQlro9
— Al Jazeera America (@ajam) January 12, 2016
More than half of Detroit’s 100 public schools are closed today due to teacher protest https://t.co/vuaRDJ1vuP
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) January 11, 2016
Several Detroit Public Schools are expected to be closed Monday because of planned teacher “sickouts”: https://t.co/VhNXs35RCt
— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) January 11, 2016
Teacher “sickouts” shutter half of Detroit schools. https://t.co/E62ZcFPAsD
— Education Week (@educationweek) January 12, 2016