Microsoft to offer student tech grants worldwide
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
Microsoft is unveiling a new program that offers $250 million in grants for schools worldwide that want to develop a technology curriculum for their students. The new Partners in Learning program also offers participating schools steep discounts on buying Microsoft software.
The program comes as government and educational agencies worldwide have been switching to or considering software from Microsoft competitors, including Linux software. The open-source software, which is freely available and can be improved upon by an open community of developers, has been gaining favor with agencies including France's ministry of education, China's post office, the city of Munich and others.