This is an exciting time for the Detroit Public Schools and the Detroit Board of Education. Over the next weeks and months, educators, community leaders, teachers, staff and parents will review the data to work on new educational designs to enhance rigor, relevance and relationships for our students. The format and timeline for implementation of the designs is being reviewed. With the strong support of foundations and agencies including The Skillman Foundation and United Way, we plan to have one campus ready to go for the upcoming school year.
The discussion on national healthcare continues to rage across the nation. In Michigan, many individuals in the public sector and local doctors believe there is a viable solution to caring for the under-insured and uninsured.
Healthcare costs are out of control for individuals and employers. One in four Americans has problems paying medical bills and one in three says they have skipped treatment, tests or prescriptions because of costs. Forty-six million Americans are uninsured, and middle class families are the fastest growing segment.
After increasing during most of the 20th century and peaking in the late 1960s, the national high school graduation rate has leveled off at around 70 percent in the last few years, the Department of Education says. The numbers are even worse for Black and Latino students. Only about 55 percent of African American students and 53 percent of Latinos graduate, according to a Manhattan Institute study.
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This is an exciting time for the Detroit Public Schools and the Detroit Board of Education. Over the next weeks and months, educators, community leaders, teachers, staff and parents will review the data to work on new educational designs to enhance rigor, relevance and relationships for our students. The format and timeline for implementation of the designs is being reviewed. With the strong support of foundations and agencies including The Skillman Foundation and United Way, we plan to have one campus ready to go for the upcoming school year.
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The discussion on national healthcare continues to rage across the nation. In Michigan, many individuals in the public sector and local doctors believe there is a viable solution to caring for the under-insured and uninsured. 
Healthcare costs are out of control for individuals and employers. One in four Americans has problems paying medical bills and one in three says they have skipped treatment, tests or prescriptions because of costs. Forty-six million Americans are uninsured, and middle class families are the fastest growing segment.
After increasing during most of the 20th century and peaking in the late 1960s, the national high school graduation rate has leveled off at around 70 percent in the last few years, the Department of Education says. The numbers are even worse for Black and Latino students. Only about 55 percent of African American students and 53 percent of Latinos graduate, according to a Manhattan Institute study.