Schools Matter: Lead and Learning: Detroit Public Schools

Schools Matter: Lead and Learning: Detroit Public Schools

Lead and Learning: Detroit Public Schools

by Kenneth Libby

Does the current school reform agenda in Detroit (and the nation, for that matter) address any of the concerns raised in this article? I think not - it's just privatization, merit-pay for teachers, and firing lots of 'em (except for the newly-minted TFAers and their ilk). From the Detroit Free Press:

High lead levels hurt learning for DPS kids

More than half of students tested have poisoning history

BY TINA LAM and KRISTI TANNER-WHITE
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS
More than half of the students tested in Detroit Public Schools have a history of lead poisoning, which affects brain function for life, according to data compiled by city health and education officials.