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O'Malley Announces Education Grants
Associated Press (09/18/13)Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and State Superintendent of Schools Lillian Lowery announced $5.5 million in grants to boost digital learning and to help high school students earn college credit. Six Maryland school systems will receive a total of $3.5 million from the Digital Learning Innovation Fund to help pay for initiatives like moving from textbooks to iPads and to use technology to better present content in a more personalized way to benefit students. Another $2 million from the Early College Innovation Fund will be provided to six partnerships between local schools and higher education systems to increase access to post-secondary education for students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math.
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