29 Detroit Schools to Be Closed in the Fall

The Detroit Public Schools will open next fall with 29 fewer schools as part of efforts by the district's state-appointed emergency financial manager to cut into a budget deficit.

In addition, 40 other schools Robert Bobb said were "miserably failing" the troubled district's students face restructuring.

Tuesday's announcement featured some of Bobb's strongest language since taking over the...

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