University of Michigan. Howard University. Hope College. Brown University. Copies of acceptance letters from the Classes of 2014 and 2015 line the halls of Detroit Edison Public School Academy, a public charter school a mile northeast of the city’s central downtown district.

The letters serve as motivation for students, who want to be sure their acceptance letter will someday proudly adorn the wall.

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