Madison District Public Schools
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Madison District Public Schools is a school district serving the south end of Madison Heights, Michigan
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As of the beginning of 2009 the school district was dealing with an ongoing budget deficit. Over 60% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunches.
The district has a policy to allow students to be promoted to the next grade level no matter how poorly the student's report card grades were as long as the parents wrote a letter to the district asking to advance their child to the next grade. In 2008, 16 children's parents asked for such a 'no-flunking' promotion, but were declined. The district has been faced with declining enrollment from the in-district children and that has led to major deficits.
Madison Heights, Michigan
Madison Heights is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,694.- History :...
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As of the beginning of 2009 the school district was dealing with an ongoing budget deficit. Over 60% of students were eligible for free or reduced lunches.
The district has a policy to allow students to be promoted to the next grade level no matter how poorly the student's report card grades were as long as the parents wrote a letter to the district asking to advance their child to the next grade. In 2008, 16 children's parents asked for such a 'no-flunking' promotion, but were declined. The district has been faced with declining enrollment from the in-district children and that has led to major deficits.