Detroit's public school system is investing much of its $1.3 billion in federal COVID-19 relief aid to improve learning for its students and help fix what has been broken for decades
DETROIT — — For years, Laela Bullock moved to her own rhythm when it came to schoolwork. The switch to remote learning, if anything, brought a welcome break from fights in the hallways of the 15-year-old's Detroit school, but her grades still lagged.
The district, which emerged from state control a few years ago, chronically has been among the lowest-scoring in the U.S. on standardized tests. In the last school year, less than 6% of Detroit eighth graders who took a state standardized test scored as proficient in math.received the most per student, with Detroit getting the highest rate among big districts at more than $25,000 per student, followed by Philadelphia at $13,000 and Cleveland at more than $12,000.
“I was doing very, very bad,” Quandallis said. With Beyond Basics “you have to read to the instructors,” he said. “Now, with the vocabulary words ... I read it myself without asking for help.” “I don’t see this opportunity really coming around again. This is an opportunity for schools to get things right to address some of the long-standing issues that keep kids from succeeding," she said.
“The schools don’t have toiletries. They don’t have resources,” she said. “Anytime you don’t have tissue, that’s terrible.” One parent, Aliya Moore, thinks more of the money should go toward technology improvements and student mental health.
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