Detroit getting more and more national attention
I suspect the amount of attention Detroit gets will only increase from a national perspective. It may sound a bit silly, but with the success of the Tigers, Red Wings, Pistons and the arrival of the Final Four next year there will be an increase in media coverage on Detroit.
Here's something to chew on. When will Detroiters have enough? After decades of liberal social programs and philosophies to cure the ills of Motown, when are people going to realize it's those programs that are the ills?
Rich Lowery on Detroit
Public-sector unions protect the dismal status quo. Detroit high schools graduate just a third of their students, according to an estimate by Michigan State University. But when a philanthropist offered to spend $200 million to create 15 new charter high schools, teachers staged a walk-out. Mayor Kilpatrick spurned the offer. These failing schools throw kids with no skills into a struggling economy in an environment characterized by social breakdown.
Here's something to chew on. When will Detroiters have enough? After decades of liberal social programs and philosophies to cure the ills of Motown, when are people going to realize it's those programs that are the ills?
Rich Lowery on Detroit
Public-sector unions protect the dismal status quo. Detroit high schools graduate just a third of their students, according to an estimate by Michigan State University. But when a philanthropist offered to spend $200 million to create 15 new charter high schools, teachers staged a walk-out. Mayor Kilpatrick spurned the offer. These failing schools throw kids with no skills into a struggling economy in an environment characterized by social breakdown.
Actually, I just heard on my drive into work today that the drop-out level is even worse than that. Less than 1 in 4 students graduate from Detroit schools - that's less than 25% make it to graduation.
Just more evidence of the death of outrage, moral decay, and an entire society mired in hopelessness.
Does anyone realistically see this ever turning around? What will it take for the citizens of Detroit to stand up united and say, "enough is enough, we're taking our schools and our government back!"?
DCuz
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Making the national news usually isn't a good thing. Especially lately here in Michigan.
Just hope voters are paying attention. Want to see what Dem control will do to an area? Take a gander at Detroit.
--Nick
www.RightMichigan.com
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