YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Chaney STEM/VPN Campus was selected as one of 114 schools that will receive a grant from technology giant Apple.
The grant will provide every student, teacher and administrator at Chaney with an iPad, according to a news release issued by U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-13 Ohio. The grant is part of President Obama’s ConnectED initiative. Chaney is one of three Ohio schools selected to share in Apple's grants totaling $100 million over the next few years.
In addition to the iPads, Apple will provide every teacher and administrator with an iMac computer, every classroom with an Apple TV, Apple software and access to an Apple team to provide ongoing professional development and support.
“I am happy that students at the Chaney Campus will have the resources they need to receive an individualized education and access to ever evolving digital content,” Ryan said. “This will give teachers and administrators the ability to be at the cutting edge of technology and bring their classrooms into the 21st century.
“As the Cleveland, Youngstown, Pittsburgh TechBelt expands, our students should be able to compete for these jobs, and use these technologies in any given profession,” he continued. “This grant will help ensure they have access today to the real world technologies they will need tomorrow.”
Published by The Business Journal, Youngstown, Ohio.
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