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Thursday, June 23, 2011

Rochelle Riley: Roy Roberts: Every DPS job, contract is on the line | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Rochelle Riley: Roy Roberts: Every DPS job, contract is on the line | Detroit Free Press | freep.com
Detroit Public Schools emergency manager Roy Roberts marched across his private conference room Wednesday morning and pointed to a whiteboard where he had drawn in black marker a chart showing the new top hierarchy for the school district.

Detroit Public Schools emergency manager Roy Roberts said the primary focus will be on education, rather than corruption.Rochelle Riley: Roy Roberts: Every DPS job, contract is on the line

It had only seven jobs, down from the current 30.
But we ain't seen nothing yet.
Roberts, the former General Motors executive who has been with DPS for only five weeks, said he expects to make massive employee cuts. He also plans to cancel and rebid everymajor contract in an effort to eliminate a $227-million deficit and run the city schools like a business -- a business that will pay dividends to the community by successfully educating its children.
Roberts, who said his prime mission is to fully educate children, said