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School graduates in rebuilding the
troubled district.
"In the 1960s, the Detroit Public
Schools were considered a leader in nation-
efore becoming chief execu-
al educational innovation," he remind-
tive officer of the Detroit
ed the audience. "What happened?"
Public Schools, Dr. Kenneth
Dr. Burnley blames much of the
Burnley turned around
school districts in Colorado Springs,
downfall on the deterioration of family
and neighborhood values. He remembers
Colo., and Fairbanks, Alaska. Both had
growing up in a predominately Jewish
academic, financial, administrative and
neighborhood, where parents demanded
morale problems much like Detroit's.
respect and academic achievement.
He summarizes his methods in a sin-
"How many mem-
gle sentence: "Once
I've done all the smart
bers of the public
hard work I can do, I
today really get it?
start praying."
How many come to
On May 2, Dr.
school ready to
Burnley, who has been
learn?" he said. "They
at the helm of the
come to school
Detroit schools for
`behind the starting
nine months, was fea-
line,' and the gap
tured speaker at the
widens every year."
The failure of
first public meeting of
the newly formed
young people to
Jewish Coalition for
progress academical-
Dr. Kenneth Burnley greets former
Public Education.
ly, both in Detroit
Mumford High School classmate
and elsewhere, has
The coalition wants
Harvey Bronstein of Southfield.
serious implications
to educate the Jewish
for society at large, Dr. Burnley said.
community about the importance of
"If these kids don't make it, who's
public education, and link Jewish indi-
going to be paying the retirement
viduals and organizations with the pub-
checks, the Social Security checks?"
lic schools. The group was formed in the
Finances are another immense prob-
wake of last November's Michigan
lem for Detroit's public schools.
voucher proposal, which would have
"In a private business, if you're not
allowed public tax funds to be used for
making money, you close down,"Dr.
private K-I2 education.
Burnley said. "That's the way we have
Although voters overwhelmingly
to think about our business."
defeated the voucher proposal, vouch-
Michigan's public schools lose money
ers are not the only issue affecting
largely by losing students, and the Detroit
public schools, said Florence
Public Schools lost about 4,500 students
Herrmann of Beverly Hills, coalition
last year. "That's $55 million gone from
co-chair with Dr. Elliot Burns.
our financial base," Dr. Burnley said.
She said other threats to public edu-
In addition, before he came to the dis-
cation include maintaining the separa-
trict, all capable financial people had been
tion of church and state, protecting
cut from the administrative staff, he said.
the education budget and ensuring
Among his solutions have been
high-quality special education.
improving the quality of education
"We wanted to keep the impetus of
through principals' workshops, teacher
the anti-voucher campaign going,"
in-service and mentoring of students
Herrmann said.
and families. The district has also out-
Rebuilding Detroit Schools
sourced some services.
Held at the Max M. Fisher Federation
Building in Bloomfield Township, the
For information about the Detroit
meeting attracted about 70 audience
Jewish Coalition for Literacy, call Phyllis
members.
Jarvis at (248) 642-5393, ext. 1 1 1.
Many, like Dr. Burnley, were gradu-
For information about the Pasteur
ates of Detroit Mumford High School,
Elementary Alumni Association, call
and in his presentation he enlisted the
Marcy Feldman at (248) 399-6446.
help of these and other Detroit Public

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