Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy

Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy is the name given to several charter schools within the Detroit Public Schools in Detroit, Michigan, currently serving 345 students in grades 5-12.[1] They function as alternative schools for Youth Outside the Educational Mainstream (YOEM). Most of the schools are strict-discipline academies for students who have been expelled from regular schools.[2] The schools are named after Blanche Bruce, the first African American to serve a full term as a United States Senator.

Schools operating under the Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy umbrella include:

Blanche Kelso Bruce Academies are chartered through Wayne RESA[3] and are managed by Blair Evans of Evans Solutions. The Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy School District's central offices are located at 8045 Second Ave., Detroit, MI 48202[4]

In June 2011 the Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy organization was selected to run the Catherine Ferguson Academy for Young Women as a charter school. The academy for pregnant teens and young mothers had been slated for closure for budgetary reasons.[5] Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy also took over operation of the Gladys Barsamian Preparatory Center and the Hancock Center.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "DPS announces new operator for Catherine Ferguson Academy, the Gladys Barsamian Preparatory Center and the Hancock Center", Detroit Public Schools announcement, June 16, 2011
  2. ↑ Order by the Emergency Manager, Detroit Public Schools, June 16, 2011
  3. ↑ RESA Website http://www.resa.net/aboutus/districts/psa/questionsandanswers/
  4. ↑ BKBA District Website http://www.bkbacademy.org/
  5. 1 2 "Ferguson Academy operators to update changes", Associated Press, July 13, 2011

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