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America's schools are crumbling – what will it take to fix them?

  • Written by: Michael Addonizio, Professor of educational leadership and policy studies, Wayne State University
Baltimore schools were shut down temporarily in January 2018 after heating units failed during bitterly cold weather.Patrick Semansky/AP

When I was asked to support a federal lawsuit that says Detroit’s deteriorating schools were having a negative impact on students’ ability to learn, the decision was a no-brainer.

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