In recent negotiations, the Detroit Federation of Teachers demanded that the Detroit Public Schools give them salaries comparable to the top 10 percent of teachers in the suburbs, compensation for stolen property, smaller class sizes, access to more copy machines, and a 15.6 percent raise for its most experienced teachers.
This is all well deserved, considering that Detroit’s four-year graduation rate was 21.7 percent. Perhaps it is time to start thinking “outside of the box,” Kwame.
