Tuesday, July 31, 2012
"Pontiac Turnaround Stories: City Versus Schools"
I guess it's pretty obvious by now that elected school boards see only money as the cure and just can't restrain themselves.
On the other hand, an outsider running the city gets much different results...
On the other hand, an outsider running the city gets much different results...
Jack Spencer writes about it at MichiganCapitolConfidential. He begins:
"Both the Pontiac School District and the city of Pontiac are operating with deficits, but the city is climbing out of the hole while the school district suffers.
Why? Because the schools are operating with the same officials at the helm trying to implement a deficit elimination plan while the city recovers thanks to a strong emergency manager."