3 Detroit alternative schools are operating without district contract

Three alternative high schools have enrolled 263 students in Detroit despite not having an approved contract with the school district. Such schools -- known as contract schools and run by community and church groups -- were the subject of controversy last year when the district shut down nine of them.To read The Detroit Free Press article, click here.RELATED: A Detroit school board member has sought a legal opinion on whether there is just cause to terminate the superintendent after contracts moved forward without board approval. The latest request comes after board members say they learned three schools that educate at-risk students in the city have been illegally holding classes since September because their contracts were not approved.To read The Detroit News article, click here.