Detroit schools shutting doors

In an ambitious five year rehabilitation program, the Detroit Public Schools’ emergency financial officer announced that he will close 45 public schools throughout the city. The closures come at a time when the student population is shrinking drastically and the system’s deficit is getting worse.

But, does this dramatic move beckon a slimmer, trimmer, better school system? Or is the city’s board of education waving a white flag? Noah Ovshinsky, Education Reporter for WDET in Detroit joins us with his take.