Can you name something that makes you feel Detroit is on a comeback

[BankruptcyGuy]

The dysfunctional and crooked school system called DPS would turn off any family considering moving to Detroit. The Yuppies are great, and have turned the ghost town known as downtown, into a promising area. Midtown is hot as well – except Spain elementary. Attracting families is not on the horizon; families will never move to Detroit – en masse – as long as the public schools are decrepit, crooked, and seem to hire their administrators right out of the parole office.

Chicago Public Schools is not far behind. The difference is that they have many private and parochial school options for the yuppies who have kids.

[MikeyinBrooklyn]

Chicago Public Schools is not far behind. The difference is that they have many private and parochial school options for the yuppies who have kids.

The path to good schools in Detroit does not lie in public schools, regardless of the money thrown at it. I think Michigan should use Detroit as a pilot all-choice city. Let all government money for K-12 education in Detroit follow the kids to whatever school will take them. Incorporate the current public schools that don't close as separate not-for-profits run by a board made up of parents and teachers. Since the schools are both terrible and broke, there is no downside. If it leads to better results for kids, expand it statewide.