Mark Binelli

Rolling Stone

Guest

Contributing Editor at Rolling Stone and Men's Journal, and author of Detroit City Is the Place to Be: The Afterlife of an American Metropolis

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Betsy DeVos is from Michigan, a state that’s become a charter school free-for-all with little oversight. Detroit schools are among the worst in the nation.

How Betsy DeVos is trying to reshape national education policy and Michigan's charter schools

Betsy DeVos is from Michigan, a state that’s become a charter school free-for-all with little oversight. Detroit schools are among the worst in the nation.

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Detroit is a shrinking city, with just 700,000 residents in a place designed for two million.  Many who still live there want to leave.

Detroit: End of the American Dream or Hope of the Future?

Detroit is a shrinking city, with just 700,000 residents in a place designed for two million.  Many who still live there want to leave.

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