Posts tagged Detroit Public Schools Community District
Granholm, not Republicans, put Detroit Schools under state control in 2009
October 28, 2026 // The Detroit school district incurred a $139.7 million operations deficit in 2007-08. By the end of 2008-09, that deficit grew to $218.9 million. Granholm appointed an emergency financial manager halfway through the 2008-09 school year, effectively placing the district in a form of state receivership. By the end of that fiscal year, the district's deficit had increased to $327.3 million. That was the responsibility of the locally-elected school board. There were two significant events in 2016. The state bailed out the school district and the state was sued by a group of Detroit Public Schools Community District students. Those Detroit students claimed they didn’t receive an education.
Detroit teachers’ union touts benefit, pay gains in ratified contract
June 29, 2026 // Multiple contracts now have raised teachers' pay, which in 2017 maxed out at $65,000 a year, she said. Now, the highest annual salary in the unit will be $100,100, a record, Wilson-Lumpkins said. The base salary for a new teacher with a bachelor's degree is also increasing from $55,000 to $57,400.