Grants To Spur Schools To Join 'Information Highway'

By Peter West

Washington

The U.S. Commerce Department has awarded grants to school districts and educational foundations in 10 states and the District of Columbia to encourage innovative uses of the "information highway" in precollegiate education.

The matching grants were part of $24 million in federal funds awarded in the first round of the department's annual Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program. The program seeks to give the public access to advanced telecommunications technology through schools, libraries, local-government...