A Block Away, But A World Apart: Detroit And Grosse Pointe Schools Have Largest Poverty Divide In Nation
School district borders often divide students by income — and in Detroit and many other places across the U.S., that gulf is especially wide. That is the conclusion reached in a report released Tuesday by EdBuild, a nonprofit dedicated to overhauling the way states fund education. The report looked at neighboring school systems and found that the poverty rate can be eight times higher from one district to the next. “You’re talking about, really, haves and have-nots that are living across an...