Sharlonda Buckman, executive
director of the Detroit Parent Network. She said, “The news
of the NAEP test scores has taken all of us through an array
of emotions, from sad, to shame, to simply angry. (Photo by
HB Meeks/Tell Us Detroit)
Hundreds
of
parents
hear,
discuss
and
strategize
on the
future
of their
children
in
Detroit
Schools
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
DPS’
Robert
Bobb and
U.S.
Rep.
John
Conyers
were
among a
panel of
speakers
and
parents
who
dialogued
about
the
crisis
of DPS
national
test
scores
and the
current
condition
of the
Detroit
Public
School
System
at the
Detroit
Parent
Network’s
annual
breakfast.
The
breakfast
meeting
was held
at the
Westin
Book
Cadillac,
1114
Washington
Blvd.,
Detroit,
on
Saturday
morning
at 10
A.M.
where
Bobb,
Detroit
Public
Schools’
Emergency
Financial
Manager,
told the
parent
group
that
first
thing
Monday,
he'll
announce
the new
initiative
in
response
to the
dismal
state of
the
National
Assessment
of
Educational
Progress
(NAEP)
test
scores
released
this
week.
Other
respondents
included,
Sharlonda
Buckman,
Executive
Director
of the
Detroit
Parent
Network.
Buckman
stated,
“The
news of
the NAEP
test
scores
has
taken
all of
us
through
an array
of
emotions,
from
sad, to
shame,
to
simply
angry.
This
would
not be
acceptable
in any
other
community!”
Parents
were
proactive
and had
the
opportunity
to voice
their
opinion
about
the test
scores.
Talks of
a
collective
strategic
plan
focused
on
implementing
a
positive
and
productive
increase
surrounding
the
scores
was the
main
course
of the
breakfast
discussion.
Detroit
Public
School
children
ranked
the
lowest
in the
nation
of
participants
on the
National
Assessment
of
Educational
Progress,
(NAEP).
In terms
of
performance
levels,
fourth
graders
in
Detroit
math
levels
were at
an
all-time
low of
69
percent
of
students
scoring
at a
below
basic
level.
In terms
of
performance
levels,
Eighth
graders
fell
into a
category
of 77
percent
below
basic
math.
"Going
forward,
we have
to
create a
situation
where we
create a
reading
revolution
in the
city of
Detroit,
so every
child
that
reaches
third
grade is
reading
at or
above
third
grade
level,"
Bobb
told
about
500
parents
gathered
for the
morning
breakfast.
DETROIT
(Tell Us
Det) -
DPS’
Robert
Bobb and
U.S.
Rep.
John
Conyers
were
among a
panel of
speakers
and
parents
who
dialogued
about
the
crisis
of DPS
national
test
scores
and the
current
condition
of the
Detroit
Public
School
System
at the
Detroit
Parent
Network’s
annual
breakfast.