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Royce
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Posted on Monday, January 21, 2008 - 1:04 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

After the asbestos scare from the demolition of a building next to the school, the school moved to its present location in Corktown. The questions I'm wondering are,"Who owns the building? Any plans for the building? Is it still considered a health threat or what?"
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Royce
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 9:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

^bump.
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Urbanoutdoors
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 10:18 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I have wondered the same thing royce.
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Iheartthed
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 10:48 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Are you talking about the building on Cass and Peterboro?

The Detroit Public Schools still owns the building but they have an agreement to allow the ACES program to operate out of it.
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 10:55 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I met the ACES director in the summer of 2006. Interesting character & very passionate about the program.

I wondered how it would fare in the wake of this year's school building closings.
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Vas
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 11:04 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

what is ACES?
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Aiw
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Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 11:33 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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J/K...
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Jhartmich
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Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 8:02 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

What does ACES do? Full-day instruction/ tutoring/ after-school program?
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Iheartthed
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Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2008 - 8:17 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

www.educateall.org

It started as an ACT/SAT prep program geared towards (but not limited to) inner-city high school students. It branched out to be a supplemental instruction program for grades 8-12 in addition to the SAT/ACT prep. It is staffed by white collar professionals, college and graduate students, parents and whoever else is willing to volunteer their time.

It was originally based at Wayne State using empty classrooms in the evening (with the permission of the university). It moved to the old Burton International building about 3 years ago.

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I met the ACES director in the summer of 2006. Interesting character & very passionate about the program.



I have so much respect for that guy. He is doing a great thing with that program.

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