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Detroit’s
school
board
has
power
for
first
time in
7 years
The
Associated
Press
DETROIT
- A
Detroit
school
board
with the
power to
direct
Michigan’s
largest
school
system
has been
seated
for the
first
time in
seven
years.
The
seven
Detroit
Public
Schools
Community
board
members
were
collectively
sworn in
by
Michigan
Court of
Appeals
and
Court of
Claims
Judge
Cynthia
Diane
Stephens
before
about
300
people
who
erupted
in
applause.
After
the
ceremony,
the
board
approved
temporary
bylaws,
set a
meeting
schedule
and
elected
officers.
New
board
president
Iris
Taylor
said the
board
has
begun
efforts
to
determine
what its
priorities
should
be.
The
46,000-student
district
was
created
by the
state
Legislature
as part
of a
bailout
of the
Detroit
Public
Schools.
In June,
with the
district
on the
brink of
financial
collapse,
the
Legislature
passed a
$617
million
financial
rescue
package.
Several
governor-appointed
emergency
managers
began
controlling
the
district
in 2009.
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