January 19, 2010

Providing more support for Detroit students, families and teachers ranked as the most-supported ideas among nearly 600 surveys given by Excellent Schools Detroit.

The partnership released results from its initial findings, gathered from online surveys and at six community meetings in November and early December where facilitators led several small-group discussions.

Overwhelming support was expressed for more financial aid to families, more after-school programs for students and better professional development opportunities for teachers. Additionally, people expressed a strong desire for safer schools, more parental involvement and making teachers and administrators more accountable.

The report notes that bolder strategies, such as closing consistently failing schools or asking qualified outside school managers to take over schools, received less support. The partnership explains that "the relative lack of support for interventions such as these is not surprising: Change is hard, and significant change is even harder."

To read the community meeting survey results, please click here . For more detailed results, visit www.ExcellentSchoolsDetroit.org .

The Excellent Schools Detroit initiative is a partnership of Detroit's education, government, community, parent and philanthropic leaders that aims to develop a citywide plan that will ensure all Detroit children attend excellent schools.

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