Governor Rick Snyder is expected to roll out more details of his plan to bail out the debt-ridden Detroit Public Schools at a news conference Monday morning.
(MPRN-Detroit) Governor Snyder has called for creating a new Detroit school district funded entirely by the state and run by a board appointed by him and Mayor Mike Duggan. Under the one-of-a-kind arrangement, the current school district would exist only to collect taxes and pay off a mountain of debt.
The plan will have to be approved by the Legislature. The governor would like that done before the end of the year. But it’s not clear if he can win enough support among Republicans for drawing down the School Aid Fund to benefit one district at the expense of all the others.
Snyder has said lawmakers should support the plan because Detroit’s recovery can’t succeed without a thriving school system.
