Microsoft Corp. and MCI's MarcoPolo Education Foundation today announced they have entered into a unique agreement under which Microsoft will integrate content from the MCI Foundation's MarcoPolo education program into Microsoft's Innovative Teachers program. Microsoft also will provide grant funding to MCI's MarcoPolo Education Foundation to accelerate the development of additional student interactive resources by the MarcoPolo content partners.
"Demand for lessons containing interactive student resources has skyrocketed. With support from Microsoft, we will respond to that need by accelerating the development of interactive online educational programs and expanding their reach through Microsoft's Innovative Teachers program," said Caleb Schutz, President of MCI's MarcoPolo Education Foundation.
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