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25 J.L. Soc'y 239 (2025)
How Detroit's Financial Crises Continue to Impact the Educational System

handle is hein.journals/jls25 and id is 255 raw text is: HOW DETROIT'S FINANCIAL CRISES CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM NANA BERKOt CONTENTS ABSTRACT ............................................................................................. 239 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................... 240 A. An Introduction to the Motor City ............................................. 240 I. IT'S NOT So BLACK AND WHITE....................................................... 243 A. Black Bottom and The Projects.................................................. 243 B. Redlining and Restrictive Race Covenants............................ 243 i. The Story ofOssian Sweet .................................................... 245 C. White Flight and the Ramifications ofDivestment .................... 246 II. BANKRUPTCY ................................................................................... 249 A . A n Insolvent B ig C ity ................................................................. 249 III. DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMUNITY DISTRICT ....................... 252 A. Overview School Governance.................................................... 252 B. Gaps in Resources...................................................................... 253 i. Loss of Funding and School Closures ................................. 253 ii. State Oversight Emergency Financial Management........ 255 IV. THE KNOWLEDGE GAP.................................................................... 257 V. A PATH FORWARD............................................................................ 258 A. Detroit School Reform: The Importance of School Funding and G o vern a n ce .............................................................................. 2 5 8 CONCLUSION......................................................................................... 260 ABSTRACT Detroit is a city full of rich culture and community. This article tells the story of how such a rich community became one of the poorest Black cities in the nation, with one of the worst performing school districts in the state of Michigan. It also discusses the initiatives taken at both the local ? Nana Berko was born and raised in Detroit, MI and attended Detroit Public Schools. She graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor's degree in business management and worked in the private sector as an Operations and Finance Manager before attending law school. She enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her daughter. 239

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