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Teen Moving Back to be Part of Detroit Public School Changes
Updated: Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011, 1:07 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 22 Jun 2011, 1:06 PM EDT
By Alexis Wiley | FOX 2 News
(WJBK) - The Detroit Public Schools are gearing up for a radical change. Plans to reshape the district include splitting DPS into two school systems; one for the schools currently performing on par and another that includes the 39 lowest performing schools in the city.
FOX 2's Alexis Wiley spoke with a 17-year-old aspiring journalist who is giving up his school in the suburbs and moving back to Detroit to be part of the change.
Click the video player to meet Gionni Crawford.