Worcester, Massachusetts partnered with a local university to build a high school with a 100% graduation rate in a neighbourhood plagued by poverty, unemployment and crime. The free school encourages inner-city kids to go to college by giving them direct access to the Clark University campus. The school is part of a wider collaboration between the city and university, which has leveraged more than $120 million for neighbourhood rejuvenation.

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