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• High school dropouts get a second chance at diploma (Detroit)

  February 13, 2012

  Darrell Smith used to be a student with failing grades. Now the senior high school student’s report card is full of A’s and B’s. He believes it’s because of the teaching style at Fusion Academy.

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  Tara Edwards

  WXYZ-TV Detroit

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• Dropouts revive dreams at alternative high school (Fusion Academy of Michigan, Detroit)

  December 07, 2011

  Students at Fusion Academy of Michigan are encouraged to pursue their dreams. "Having something like this is a blessing," said Dazmon, who wants to be a clinical psychologist. "I want to help people who are dealing with mental illnesses, so I can be that vessel they can come talk to instead of running away from their problems like I did." Center director Erica Freeman-Jones said: "The students are not judged here. We're like family."

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  Shawn D. Lewis

  The Detroit News

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