Charter schools were not a new presence in Detroit, and Bobb’s entanglement with pro-charter forces was not a secret. This time, instead of being subject to closing or restructuring, schools could also be chartered. Meanwhile, the schools who had escaped the list tried to stay on his good side.ĭuring the 2010-2011 school year, Bobb released another list. Principals invited him to special meetings, and parents appealed to him to save their neighborhood schools. Releasing the list turned any resistance into a fight for individual schools. At the end of the 2009-2010 school year, the list included 57 schools slated to close over the next two years. One of Bobb’s signature moves was to release lists of schools that were in jeopardy. Many classrooms had a revolving door of substitutes and when there weren’t enough subs available, students were corralled into auditoriums and cafeterias. He took his time rescinding the layoffs, which resulted in a shortage of 600 teachers in the beginning of the next fall semester. This didn’t stop Bobb from sending over 2,000 layoff notices to DPS employees the following spring. Teachers agreed to concessions during the 2009 contract negotiations because they were afraid that their failure to sacrifice would result in layoffs and school closures. He also planned exorbitant building projects, while closed school buildings all over the city remained vacant.īy the end of the 2009-2010 school year, the deficit that Bobb had been hired to eliminate balloned to $327 million. He made illegal made decisions about curriculum materials, spending millions on book deals. To increase enrollment, he launched the successful “I’m In” campaign to encourage students to stay in the district.īut Bobb quickly fell from Detroit’s good graces. The district was carrying a $219 million deficit, not to mention some of the country’s lowest graduation rates and standardized test scores.īobb immediately began calling out fraud and embezzlement and taking a much-needed critical look at how resources were being allocated within the district. When former Democratic governor Jennifer Granholm appointed Robert Bobb as Emergency Financial Manager in 2009, many hoped that he would make positive changes. IT’S NO SECRET that the Detroit Public Schools have been in a state of chaos for some time. Bolshevism, Gender & 21st Century Revolution.Chris Hedges' Vision & Nightmare: Is There a Human Future?.Introduction to Is There a Human Future?.Evolution not "Reinvention": Manning Marable's Malcolm X.Manning Marable and Malcolm X: The Power of Biography.Letter from Tokyo: In "The Zone" of Disaster.
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