New legislation aimed at fixing the long-struggling Detroit Public Schools calls for a nine-member school board appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder and Mayor Mike Duggan.
The plan would return some local control of DPS to an elected, seven-member school board on Jan. 1, 2017, according to two state representatives and a Detroit Free Press report.
State lawmakers are expected to announce the legislation as early as today.
The initial board, tasked with appointing a superintendent and overseeing finances, would consist of five members appointed by Snyder and four by Duggan.
The elected school board would be barred from firing the superintendent, a blow to advocates of restoring democracy to Detroit’s education system.
On Wednesday, Duggan announced that the city will inspect all 97 DPS schools for health violations.
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