Report 297 ( July 1990 ) 16 pages
History of Relationship Between the Detroit Board of Education and the City of Detroit
This paper describes the legal relationship between the Detroit public school system and the city government, and places that relationship in the context of the historical development of the Detroit Public School System. Sources used for this report include various reports of the City of Detroit Public Schools dating back to the mid-nineteenth century, City of Detroit reports, state statutes, and several accounts written by early Detroit educators and historians.