Detroit Teachers Are Determined To Stop This Legislation. Here's Why.

Detroit teachers are organizing to prevent a bill from passing the state legislature that they say would underfund schools and limit teachers’ rights.

There are two competing bills in the legislature aimed at resolving Detroit Public Schools’ current financial mess. The school system was at risk of going bankrupt because school officials said the district was “running out of money” in April, but the state provided $48.7 million in emergency funding to keep the district running. Now, as the end of the school year approaches, there are questions about long-term solutions....
http://thinkprogress.org/education/2016/05/10/3776832/detroit-teachers-oppose-house-bill/