They say “cutback”, Detroit students say “fight back”: Detroit students victorious in their struggle against the decimation of public education
EducationMar 14, 2011Thanks to the reporting of Diane Bukowski (Voice of Detroit,
SOUTHEASTERN HIGH CHOIR WINS VICTORY
Posted on http://voiceofdetroit.net/?author=2, March 13, 2011 by Diane Bukowski) it has come to the attention of many waging battle against the forces of privatization that that students from Southeastern High in Detroit, Michigan stood up for themselves winning an important victory last Friday against the Robert Bobb, Arne Duncan and billionaire Wall Street titans Jim Crow education agenda.
The issue was the scheduled cuts to the music/art programs that Bobb adamantly and as Bukowski states, “insanely” tried to shut down. The students fought back and in return for their courageous efforts were able to win the right to perform at the