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  2. Catherine Ferguson Academy - Wikipedia

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    Catherine Ferguson Academy. / 42.34062; -83.08977. Catherine Ferguson Academy ( CFA) was a public high school in Detroit, Michigan for pregnant girls and teen mothers, in operation from 1986 through 2014. [ 1][ 2] The school had an urban farm in its backyard [ 3] and provided day care and preschool education for the students' children.

  3. Veronika Scott - Wikipedia

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    Personal life and education. Scott was born on June 27, 1989, in Orange, California, but was raised in Huntington Woods, Michigan, a town just outside of Detroit. She has 2 younger siblings. [1] She attended Clarkston High School and continued her academic studies at the College for Creative Studies (CCS) in Detroit, where she studied ...

  4. Empowerment Plan - Wikipedia

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    The Empowerment Plan was established as a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation in 2011, by Veronika Scott, who was a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. . Beginning as a school project, Scott initially designed the sleeping bag coat, called "Element S(urvival)" from the Tyvek home insulation and wool army blankets to help the homeless population of Detroit [2] in two ways: By ...

  5. The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System - Wikipedia

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    1993. The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System: Detroit, 1907-1981 is a 1993 nonfiction book by Jeffrey Mirel, published by the University of Michigan Press. It discusses the rise and decline of Detroit Public Schools (DPS) in the 20th century, with the book's discussion focusing on the 1920s, the zenith of DPS, through the 1980s.

  6. 'I hear a whisper calling us to rise:' Teen Empowerment opens ...

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    Today, it is home to Teen Empowerment's $4 million headquarters. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach ... and three city neighborhoods.

  7. Davis Aerospace Technical High School - Wikipedia

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    Davis Aerospace Technical High School at Golightly Career and Tech Center is a senior high school in Detroit, Michigan, in the Golightly Career and Tech Center. [2] A part of Detroit Public Schools, it has an aviation curriculum certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in addition to its standard academic program. [3]

  8. Jane Edna Hunter - Wikipedia

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    Jane Edna Hunter (December 13, 1882 – January 13, 1971), an African-American social worker, Hunter was born on the Woodburn Farm plantation near Pendleton, South Carolina. She was involved in the NAACP and NAACW. Jane Edna Hunter is widely Known for her work in 1911 when she established the Working Girls Association in Cleveland, Ohio, which ...

  9. Detroit Leadership Academy - Wikipedia

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    Coordinates: 42°19′52.8″N 83°13′58.9″W. Detroit Leadership Academy is a free public charter school located in Detroit, MI. The school was opened in 2012 through the YMCA [1][2] and currently serves students in Pre-K - 11th grade at two campuses on the city's west side. [3] and is managed by Equity Education. The school is one of 70 ...