FEDERAL GRANT FUNDS TO BE DISTRIBUTED - President Clinton recently announced $128 million in grant funds that will be distributed to 122 teachers' colleges and other organizations over the next three years to train teachers in using technology. Clinton said the grants were necessary to make sure that teachers were as comfortable using a computer as they are a chalkboard. He noted that over two million more teachers will be needed over the next 10 years. Clinton also faulted Congress for not approving his budget request for teacher training, which doubled the amount spent on technology training, with a goal of training one million teachers by 2004. However, Republicans countered that instead of a Washington-centered approach, they would push to free up more investment dollars for education. (New York Times, 4 June 00)