DETROIT (AP) - The Detroit public school district’s departing emergency manager says it’s time “to write a new story for education in Detroit.”
Steven Rhodes took over the post in February following the resignation of former emergency manager Darnell Earley.
The Flint Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2iOAPCn ) that Rhodes said Friday in his farewell message that the district “is finally under local control and is virtually debt free” after four state-appointed emergency managers and his time overseeing the district.
Rhodes presided over Detroit’s bankruptcy trial. The retired judge says 2017 gives officials a chance “to start fresh and write a new story for education in Detroit.”
Michigan’s governor signed a $617 million bailout and restructuring plan for Detroit’s public schools in June, two years after Michigan committed money to help end the city’s bankruptcy.
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Information from: The Flint Journal, https://www.mlive.com/flint
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