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Microsoft settlement buys school computers, software

Twelve Catholic elementary schools in the Hudson Valley

Photo credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas | Twelve Catholic elementary schools in the Hudson Valley are at risk of closing in 2013, according to a list released by the Archdiocese of New York. (Nov. 26, 2012)

ALBANY -- Dozens of school districts on Long Island and elsewhere in the state qualify for money to buy computers and software as the result of a legal settlement with Microsoft Corp., state education officials announced Tuesday.

Under the settlement, the state has set aside $87 million for a Technology Voucher Program. Public and charter schools are eligible to apply for funding if at least...

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