MIRS Monday, Dec. 14, 2015

Could charter schools take over the Detroit Public Schools system, as was done in New Orleans? Why are charters not serving some Detroit neighborhoods where there are no local schools that children can attend? Jared Burkhart, executive director of the Michigan Council of Charter School Authorizers, answers this and other questions regarding DPS.

What has the Legislature done this year outside of a road funding package? The MIRS staff debates if the first half of the 98th Legislature has many accomplishments it can hang its hat on. MIRS staffers also discuss auto no-fault, no reason absentee voting and the motivator for this week's intro music, the Will Smith classic "Switch."