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Columnist: school board member is Detroit's most important job

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Dozens of candidates have filed to run in the upcoming election for Detroit's public school board.

Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley discusses the future of the Detroit Public Schools, this year’s extraordinary presidential campaign and more.

Rochelle Riley of the Detroit Free Press keeps a very close eye on the Motor City, which she writes and reports about several times a week.

Riley has recently written about the importance of the upcoming Detroit school board election, the country's raucus Presidential campaign and other important developments.

Current State talks with Rochelle Riley about these and other issues.

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