What could have been a major issue in the fix-up program became one of its biggest assets. I feel pride in being able to give back to the community that helped me get where I am right now. Joining workers at Bow and other schools were about 100 students from the city's building trades or computer-aided drafting school programs. Among the students was Brian Lewis, a recent graduate of the city's Randolph Vocational Trades Center. It was a great learning experience for them.
Much more work remains in Detroit's schools.
This summer's program was just the first phase. And, for the most part, the program went off without a hitch. As with any large-scale program such as this, a few problems arose, but they were all cleared up by the time schools opened their doors, said Duggan. And if we accomplished that, that's more important than anything else we did. Inc. All Rights Reserved.