Reply #22: Yes, Bobb DOES intend to close schools and convert to charters.....headline from March. [View All]

[madfloridian]

http://detnews.com/article/20110312/SCHOOLS/103120380/Bobb-plan-would-convert-41-Detroit-schools-to-charters

"Bobb plan would convert 41 Detroit schools to charters
Micki Steele / The Detroit News

A plan that would convert 41 public schools in Detroit to charter academies received strong support today from school board president Anthony Adams at a public meeting held to present options for overhauling the financially strapped district.

Robert Bobb, emergency financial manager of Detroit Public Schools, shared several ideas at a two-and-a-half hour meeting attended by school board members and a handful of parents and other community members.

"Nine of the last 10 years you've been in deficit," Bobb told school board members during a public finance meeting at Detroit International Academy.

From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20110312/SCHOOLS/103120380/Bobb-plan-would-convert-41-Detroit-schools-to-charters#ixzz1K5g4RtMw