Details are here--basically a couple of days ago, Newt Gingrich on "Fox News Sunday" argued that, as an example of the problems the nation faces (as he considers running for president), the city of Detroit's public school system is a disaster and needs to be scrapped. He claims that the DPS graduation rate is only 22%. Detroit officials dispute that, but Newt had a good source--Education Week mag--and note that an independent Detroit News analysis put the DPS graduation rate at only 48%.
The important fundamental: too many inner-city public schools have big, big problems, and so it's good that Newt started a discussion about it.
