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Car that was world class unless they began to change them, the same has been true for the detroit public schools. but because they were a monopoly so long, campbell, they just kept running those big impersonal standardized schools. and they haven't worked for a quarter century. and they still aren't. >> so why do you think shutting down schools, i guess, is more effective than trying to fix them or reform them? >> well, i think the really big news is a week ago, a broad civic coalition in detroit unveiled a reform plan which for the first time offers hope, even if the detroit public schools fa...