March 9, 2010

Local foundation, nonprofit, Detroit Public Schools and government leaders will announce a citywide education plan at an 11 a.m. news conference on Thursday at The Skillman Foundation.

The diverse group of leaders have been meeting several months to develop the plan, which will be available after the news conference at www.skillman.org and www.excellentschoolsdetroit.org .

The Excellent Schools Detroit coalition, formed in late 2009 with hopes of utilizing the community's new sense of urgency and hope to improve Detroit's schools, includes ARISE Detroit, the City of Detroit, Detroit Edison Public School Academy, Detroit Parent Network, Detroit Public Schools, the Kellogg Foundation, the Kresge Foundation, the McGregor Fund, Michigan Future, Inc., New Detroit, New Urban Learning and University Prep, The Skillman Foundation, Think Detroit PAL, and United Way for Southeastern Michigan. Three nationally regarded firms are assisting the planning process. Led by the Parthenon Group, the team includes the Community Building Institute and KSA-Plus Communications.

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