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Governor's plan to fix Detroit schools would cost other districts

School bus. Photo: svaldifari/Flickr
svadilfari/Flickr
School bus. Photo: svaldifari/Flickr

Last week Governor Rick Snyder rolled out a plan to turn around the state's largest school district – Detroit Public Schools – which is deep in debt and has been under state oversight for years.

The governor wants a fresh start for Detroit students by creating a new district for them, and he's suggesting diverting money from all the other students in the state to pay for the spinoff.

Michigan Public Radio's Rick Pluta breaks down the plan: