Tuesday, June 4, 2002

Three-year grant program

Palm, Inc. announced it expects more than 5,000 Palm handheld computers to be purchased for a three-year grant program designed by the New York State Council of School Superintendents, the School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS), and the State Education Department (SED). The program was developed to help education leaders throughout New York state begin to explore technology as a catalyst for organizational growth and student achievement.

Called “Technology, Achievement, Leadership, Knowledge and Skills” (NYTALKS), the program will give superintendents and principals access to quality leadership and technology training. NYTALKS is the result of a $7.5 million State Challenge Grant for Leadership Development awarded jointly to the three organizations by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Terms of the grant require the program to use a digital tool. The Magellan Foundation, a foundation formed by SAANYS to develop leadership skills for educators and students, will administer the program.

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