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Board, union warn fast‑track online diplomas are draining Dearborn students; members urge state action
Summary
Dearborn educators and trustees raised alarm that roughly 220 high‑school students enrolled in outside fast‑track online programs over the last year, arguing those diplomas leave students unprepared for college and calling for a coordinated local and state response.
Kathy Martin, a representative of the Dearborn Federation of Teachers, told the Dearborn City School District board that hundreds of secondary students are leaving to enroll in state‑sanctioned, fast‑track online programs that award high‑school diplomas in months. “We have students who are leaving at very, very young ages, going to an online school,” Martin said, adding those students often do not get equivalent preparation for college coursework.
District staff reported the most recent count showed about 220 students from grades 9–12 had enrolled in the outside program during the past school year.…
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