A couple hundred high schoolers in Springfield, Massachusetts started their year in a new facility with a view – all part of the city’s Empowerment Zone Partnership. Discovery Polytech Early College High School has brought its classes to new heights – moving into a new home atop 1350 Main Street downtown. It was renovated over the summer, and students have been getting used to taking an elevator up to the 16th floor and attending class in the converted space. Read more here.