Detroit to Invest $1 Billion in Schools

DETROIT — Detroit Public Schools is kicking off a $500 million, three-year capital improvement campaign with three construction and renovation projects totaling $64.1 million. As part of the capital improvement plan, the DPS will close dozens of schools district-wide and consolidate other facilities to reflect the city’s shrinking enrollment. Construction on the school projects is expected to start this summer.
 
The projects include a $45.3 million replacement to Martin Luther King High School.

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School Safety & Security

One of the fundamental goals of school planning is to provide students a safe and secure learning environment. In the past decade a great effort has been made nationally to outfit schools with high tech electronic surveillance systems to actively monitor and control school access and security.

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