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Highland Park Schools, officially the School District of the City of Highland Park, is a school district headquartered in the former Henry Ford Campus in Highland Park, Michigan, United States in Greater Detroit.〔"(About Us )." Highland Park Schools. Retrieved on July 3, 2015. "The School District of the City of Highland Park Administrative Offices are located at 131 Pilgrim Street, Highland Park, MI 48203" and "Henry Ford Campus: 131 Pilgirm"〕 The district serves the city of Highland Park, a total of of land.〔(Home ). ((Archive )) Highland Park Schools. September 29, 2008. Retrieved on November 5, 2012. "20 Bartlett Highland Park, MI 48203"〕 As of August 2012, prior to the outsourcing of the remaining schools to the Leona Group, the district had three schools with almost 1,000 students. As of that year it was one of the lowest performing school districts in the State of Michigan.〔Banchero, Stephanie and Matthew Dolan. "(Michigan City Outsources All of Its Schools )." ''The Wall Street Journal''. August 2, 2012. Retrieved on November 5, 2012.〕 As of 2015 it does not directly operate any schools. Instead it authorizes charter organizations to operate two remaining schools, Highland Park Public School Academy (PK-8) by the Leona Group, and George Washington Carver Academy (K-8).〔 High school students living in the district are assigned to Detroit Public Schools.〔Lewis, Sharon D. "(Highland Park’s high school to close as enrollment dips )" ((Archive )). ''The Detroit News''. May 28, 2015. Retrieved on June 23, 2015. "Weatherspoon said high school students from Highland Park can enroll in nearby Detroit Public Schools, another neighboring district, a charter school or the state-run Education Achievement Authority. DPS will be the students’ home district."〕 ==History== Once the "Schools of Choice" program was passed into state law, the district had begun accepting students from Detroit and Hamtramck.〔Howell, p. (219 ).〕 In 1977, the current high school was built for the increasing numbers of students transferring from other school districts (particularly Detroit). Some students were motivated by Highland Park students' access to Highland Park Junior College, which was known to be selective.〔 ((Archive ))〕 Jack Martin, who was the emergency manager of HPPS appointed by the state, said that it was a junior college "that was harder to get into than Wayne State."〔 With the loss of Chrysler and drug dealers coming into the area, the high school was a point of pride for the District and City as it remained a draw for black families seeking suburban-style education with out moving there.〔 Beginning in the 1990s, the district began its decline with the closing of its pool that state-champions used to train in. With students slowing began to leave. Cuts to programs both academic and after-school accrued yearly. In 1996, another hit came in the closing of Highland Park Community College.〔 Deficit spending and deterioration of the buildings began setting in during the 2000s.〔 In 2003, 45% of the district's students did not live in Highland Park. This prevented significant closings of schools, prevented a state takeover, and added $2 million to the district's budget. Sally Howell, author of "Competing for Muslims: New Strategies for Urban Renewal in Detroit", wrote that "Many of the non-resident students who matriculated in Highland Park had serious disciplinary, academic, or personal problems."〔 In 2006 the district had over 3,000 students.〔Lewis, Shawn D. "(Schools pitch students, parents from Highland Park )" ((Archive )). ''The Detroit News''. June 9, 2015. Retrieved on July 6, 2015.〕 After 2007, student enrollment has dropped off quickly with families either leaving the District altogether or transfer the students elsewhere.〔 In 2012 there were fewer than 1,000 students in the district schools.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Highland Park Schools」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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