[2] It explores a political struggle between the Detroit Board of Education, the governing body of DPS, and Robert Bobb, the emergency manager appointed by the State of Michigan after the city declared bankruptcy.
[3] The filming took about 18 months and included interviews with DPS school board members, teachers and administrators, and students and parents.
[2] The report explores the problems associated with the city's struggles with declining economy, poverty of many residents, and how the schools are performing.
[9] It states that in 2009 the DPS district scored the lowest ever National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test results.
[1] Jonathan Oosting of MLive said that "Rather's report is sure to upset some residents -- and of course local leaders -- tired of seeing Detroit in the national media for all the wrong reasons.