Chilly Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 I started off reading this article entitled Microsoft designs a school system. What they mentioned casually, though, was the price of the school. The company didn't pay the $63 million cost -- that was borne by the Philadelphia School District -- but shared its personnel and management skills. About 170 teens, nearly all black and mainly low-income, were chosen by lottery to make up the freshman class. The school eventually plans to enroll up to 750 students. Why the hell can't other districts build schools this advanced for that much money? Look at Seattle, Microsoft's home. According to that article: The projected cost of a new Snohomish-district high school has risen from $68 million to $76 million. The estimated cost of a major renovation to Snohomish High School has climbed from $64 million to $71 million. Great use of money guys. More school districts need to take Philly's lead and have new schools be designed with new technology and better teaching techniques. To Philly: Congrats, you actually did something right for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted September 8, 2006 Share Posted September 8, 2006 About 170 teens, nearly all black and mainly low-income, were chosen by lottery lottery makes alot more sense than past performance or some wacky entrance exam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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