Post by Logan on Feb 12, 2016 6:06:12 GMT -6
Steven Rhodes, the retired U.S. bankruptcy judge well-known for helping guide the City of Detroit out of municipal bankruptcy, is expected to play a key leadership role in the education reforms that state officials envision for the city later this year.
Gov. Rick Snyder has asked Rhodes to help guide Detroit Public Schools reform bills through the state Legislature and then implement the changes they would bring to Michigan's largest school district, sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed to the Free Press.
Rhodes would have a transitional role, steering the district until it can return to local control under an elected school board and superintendent, sources said. Details of the arrangement have yet to be finalized.
Rhodes is not expected to be named the district's new emergency manager, according to sources.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/education/2016/02/11/rhodes-dps/80227702/
Gov. Rick Snyder has asked Rhodes to help guide Detroit Public Schools reform bills through the state Legislature and then implement the changes they would bring to Michigan's largest school district, sources with knowledge of the matter confirmed to the Free Press.
Rhodes would have a transitional role, steering the district until it can return to local control under an elected school board and superintendent, sources said. Details of the arrangement have yet to be finalized.
Rhodes is not expected to be named the district's new emergency manager, according to sources.
Read more: www.freep.com/story/news/education/2016/02/11/rhodes-dps/80227702/