We get one Secretary of Education’s take on the state of the Detroit Public Schools- The United States Secretary of Education, Arnie Duncan.

We’ll want your take on the education system in Detroit as well, leave it here on the blog or give us a call at 313.577.1019

Listener Comments

When I take the city bus and see the way the Detroit school kids ACT on the bus, I feel like the schools are not doing a good job at all and that it's a hopeless cause. Seriously. It's really ugly. Then, too, I always wonder where does that Lottery money REALLY go? There has to be a lot of it!

Friday, February 13, 2009 by Bill

Sad to say, security is a top issue. Just yesterday a Facebook friend who is a Detroit teacher reported that the wheels had been stolen from her car. Last year I judged a science competition and spent some time with a team from one of the Detroit middle schools. They didn't have as fancy a display as the suburban schools but had given their project a lot of thought. There was one building in the middle that I couldn't identify right off and asked. It was a "safe house," where kids could go if they needed help or protection. It broke my heart. The teacher said that whenever they get computers for science class, it's never long before they all get stolen.

Friday, February 13, 2009 by Karen Wilhelm

Our take is not a backstory.

Thursday, February 19, 2009 by Backstory?

The information at this website will open a lot of eyes concerning housing the poor with government money and funneling this money into porkbarrel funding of private investors in HUD and the private prison system,as well as government insider's in a conspiracy to literaly steal trillions from the American public while also passing this money around many of our con-gressmen who need money to run for office and covert military projects ,like the Iran contra affair in the 1980's!


HOUSING AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT of 2008

http://solari.com/archive/housing_bill/

Monday, April 20, 2009 by some one who knows

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