Faux Youth Worker

City gives summer youth jobs to suburbanites - The Michigan Citizen

Boston people complain too much.

Apparently, Detroit's own elected representatives thought it OK to give our summer youth jobs to suburbanites. Womp womp.

"Only Councilwomen JoAnn Watson and Brenda Jones voted against the measure. Why would any council person vote against a summer jobs program? Because nine of the positions filled went to non-Detroiters.

Federal money for Workforce Development and summer youth employment jobs sent here, to the nation’s poorest city, with the highest unemployment, went to non-Detroiters by a vote of the people’s representatives.

The city provided no explanation to tax payers as to why city government felt it had to hire non-residents to do jobs city dwellers not only could perform, but desperately need."

Raise your hand if you own my fucking city.

Detroit parents voice concerns to board (over the closing of 23 Detroit Public Schools)

When do the protests start?

Detroit Parents voice concerns to board (over the closing of 23 Detroit Public Schools)

MCAS results released today

MCAS results released today - Boston.com

"He added that "this year's results are a reminder that we need to do more in this area. As a Commonwealth , we can learn from schools like the Hooks that have found the right combination of focus, innovation and improvement in curriculum and instruction. As a result, their students are making great gains.

The DOE reported " the student population at the Hooks school is nearly 90 percent low income, 25 percent limited English proficient and 12 percent of the students are listed with disabilities. Nearly 78 percent of its students are Hispanic and just over 9 percent are African American."

At least there were no pictures of little brown kids holding up their new, improved, super-awesome MCAS scores

(I mean that in a semi-serious, irreverent way. Prepping kids to go to college, whatever way they can get in, is fine by me, for right now [yeah scoring high on the MEAP!]).

Thoughts?