I don't agree with the last few sentences. As long as he gets out before everything totally implodes, he will not be greatly tarnished. Look at Michelle Rhee with DC public schools. They are still in shambles, but she got her out when the their new mayor was elected and is still one of the most sought after education consultants in the country, essentially, for being a bully, not because she got stellar results.
Bobb's not going to be blamed for any of this, at least not nationally. So long as he makes it out before DPS cease to exists as a legitimate, full-service school district, his legacy will be just fine. This nation has a very short memory and attention span. He'll be remembered as the hero of Detroit, or at least a guy who tried, regardless of how much he ends up helping or further hurting the district. That's just the reality of how things work. These new crop of managers that travel the country pretending to straighten things out are little more than personal PR machines.
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