Students entering Buffalo's redesigned South Park High School in the fall may not have to look far for a job when they leave - 1 mile to be precise, at the SolarCity manufacturing plant being built up the road.

The school is among five struggling high schools the district is redesigning for the fall with emerging local industries in mind. Each will offer specialty programming with the goal of positioning students to get the well-paying jobs being created at places like SolarCity and the city's medical campus.

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