Detroit Public Schools

I do appreciate the honesty of Mr. Vitti.

If you were Detroit's School Superintendent would you want another school in Detroit or a Jail? The answer to me is quite obvious but apparently not.

As Michigan lawmakers attempt to work out a plan to bail out the Detroit Public Schools, Rep. Dave Maturen (R-Brady Township) offers some "out-state" perspective on the issue. Also, Maturen's "Dark Stores" bill has advanced, though may not move through the Senate before the summer recess...

The struggle to keep the Detroit Public Schools afloat continues, as the emergency financial manager has told union officials they can't pay district employees after the end of June. By then, the district will run out of money. Various ideas have come up, as the state faces the prospect of bailing out the district and giving them another infusion of cash...

Representative Dr. John Bizon of Battle Creek admits his preference to disband the Detroit Public Schools hasn't been as popular as he'd like among his Lansing colleagues. Nevertheless, Bizon, on the Friday before a Monday sick-out staged by Detroit teachers, stood by his opinion...

Rep. Dr. John Bizon (R-Battle Creek) tells WBCK he isn't certain the proposed emergency funding for Detroit Public Schools is the best option for future success in the district. Bizon said the district should seriously consider breaking up and being absorbed by neighboring, better performing districts...

Do we not usual believe that pay should equate in some way to performance and results from their performance and leadership. In most professions people are paid commensurate to their need and performance, if the need is great and the talent pool is limited then what a "company" has to pay increases...

In the second hour of my program today I will be interviewing Michigan State Senator Goeff Hansen, Chair of the Senate subcommittee on K-12, School Aid .  We will be discussing Senate Bills 710 and 711 which is the Senates attempt to deal with the Detroit Public Schools potential financial collapse...

It is being reported that the Detroit School teachers are striking because of the horrible conditions of the school buildings and classrooms.  The reason we are being told that the buildings and the school rooms are in a state of disrepair is due to a lack of funding...

On The Richard Piet Show Tuesday, Governor Rick Snyder gave his reasons why his plan to restructure the Detroit Public Schools will work, and how it is important to the rest of the state. The governor also discussed discussions in Lansing for a road funding plan, which broke off recently after tensions ran high and the talks were said to be at an impasse...