Detroit, I am still blown away by the beauty of your community.\u00a0 On a daily, I find myself thinking how lucky I am to be experiencing your streets, events, residents, and rich culture.\u00a0 My breath has been renewed.<\/p>\n
Recently, I went on a run through your streets, on my cool down, I paused to take in the setting sun reflect off your standing buildings, the rhythmic chaos caused by summer construction, and the friendly homeless man on the corner.\u00a0 Your streets tell stories that go beyond the abandoned homes and buildings.\u00a0 Your city is full of history that I have yet to learn; People I have yet to meet; Stories I have yet to experience. Gracias por compartir conmigo.<\/p>\n
Working with Osborn Neighborhood Alliance (ONA) places me in the heart of Osborn community, where we interact with the residents who call Osborn home.\u00a0 ONA offers so many services to their surrounding communities, and I am humbled for the opportunity of being part of it.\u00a0 ONA sees a need within the community and comes together with business leaders and volunteers to create a sustaining solution for growth and an environment for families\/individuals to thrive.<\/p>\n
Detroit, you are facing many challenges.\u00a0 One is being education.\u00a0 Providing a quality education to Detroit children should be a right\u2026 yet this right is a far grasp within the school systems.\u00a0 My heart is burdened.\u00a0 How are we, as a State, okay with allowing our school systems to fail our Detroit children? \u00a0How can our children succeed without accessing or obtaining the gift of learning math and literary skills?\u00a0 It is simple, they cannot.\u00a0 So it baffles my mind that our State Governor sits idly in his office and declares that Detroit schoolchildren do not have a fundamental right to literacy.<\/p>\n
I have been trusted in doing research in school Feeder Patterns.\u00a0 Feeder patterns are the flow of schools that the students take as they progress through their education.\u00a0 The patterns are determined by the location of the students\u2019 residence and that location within the school boundary.\u00a0 Elementary Schools feed Middle Schools, which feed High Schools.\u00a0 Within Detroit, there are several school systems in place, Education Achievement Authority (EAA) Schools and Detroit Public Schools (DPS) being two.\u00a0 However, EAA Schools are set to close, which means students need to attend\/find another school, and preferably, their neighborhood schools.\u00a0 However, parents are electing in sending their children outside their school districts due to various concerns: blight along Safe Route To School zones, schools poor academic performance, lack of teachers, etc.\u00a0 My research is to put together a presentation with my amazing cohort, Leah :-), around feeder patterns and environmental factors which prevents a safe route to school (blight), and present our findings to the Board of Education and Community leaders.\u00a0 ONA is hoping to receive funding from our project (no pressure on Leah and me).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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