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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.〔("DPS announces new operator for Catherine Ferguson Academy, the Gladys Barsamian Preparatory Center and the Hancock Center" ), Detroit Public Schools announcement, June 16, 2011〕 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.〔(Order by the Emergency Manager, Detroit Public Schools, June 16, 2011 )〕 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: *Don Bosco - DePaul Youth Treatment Center on 609 E. Grand Blvd., Detroit, MI 48207 *Samaritan Center on 5555 Conner St, Detroit, MI 48213 *St Jude Center on 15255 Mayfield, Detroit, MI 48205 *Victor Center on 1200 Alter Road, Detroit, MI 48215 *Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility on 1326 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48226 *Wolverine Shelter on 2629 Lenox St., Detroit, MI 48201 *BKBA West at 5690 Cecil St., Detroit, MI 48210 *Catherine Ferguson Academy at 2750 Selden St., Detroit, MI 48208 Blanche Kelso Bruce Academies are chartered through Wayne RESA〔RESA Website http://www.resa.net/aboutus/districts/psa/questionsandanswers/〕 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〔BKBA District Website http://www.bkbacademy.org/〕 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.〔("Ferguson Academy operators to update changes" ), Associated Press, July 13, 2011〕 Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy also took over operation of the Gladys Barsamian Preparatory Center and the Hancock Center.〔 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Blanche Kelso Bruce Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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