Michigan Turnaround District Chief Reaches Out To Local Educators

The Detroit Free Press (12/10, Higgins) reports that John Covington, chancellor of the Michigan Education Achievement Authority, "assured local superintendents and educators Friday that he's not out to take over their schools but to work hand-in-hand with them to help improve achievement. 'I do want to work with you as equal partners so we can change the system, so it can serve as a model for the rest of Michigan and the rest of the country,'" Covington said in Waterford on Friday at "the first of what will be a series of forums across the state this month and next to seek input from the public about the EAA, its mission and how it should operate to improve student achievement."