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The Verizon Foundation announced a $20,000 grant to the Olcott Education Society in Chennai, India to assist students in improving English language and computer skills. The grant is the Foundation's first in India. FullStory>
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In addition, Verizon supports programs affiliated with Thinkfinity, the Verizon Foundation's signature educational initiative. The program provides free online educational resources to teachers, students and community organizations through Thinkfinity.org, Verizon's comprehensive online portal to 50,000 standards-based, K-12 lesson plans and other educational resources. Teachers at 73 percent of New York's public school districts already have been trained to use Thinkfinity, and the company has sponsored more than 2,000 training sessions in New York state alone.
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Should AT&T and the other telcos involved (like Verizon) get a total pass for participating in the NSA's domestic wiretapping program that let the government eavesdrop on Americans without a warrant? The Senate's thisclose to giving them immunity from lawsuits like the one the Electronic Freedom Foundation's filed against AT&T and others. more
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