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The School of the Future

"It’s a different way of teaching. We expect it to result in higher student achievement through a culture that is collaborative and supportive."

As other kids head back to school, a group of Philadelphia high school students will be going back to the future.

The Philadelphia School of the Future, built through a partnership between the school district and Microsoft, opened its doors Thursday to an inaugural freshman class of 170 students chosen by lottery, from largely low-income families around the city.

The students now command their own wireless laptops for school and home use and are connected to the school’s centralized high-tech network for learning and administration.

The School of the Future is the first such high school to be built and completed under a school district’s budget. And it integrates technology throughout the school to teach urban students hailing from all backgrounds and skill levels. Most other high-tech highs, as they’re called, are charter schools in typically wealthy neighborhoods and require minimum academic standards.

By Stefanie Olsen
Staff Writer, CNET News.com

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