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Proposed Video-Game School Gets $1.1 Million Boost The MacArthur Foundation board announced Thursday that it will fund a $1.1 million grant for a new middle- and high school in New York. The curriculum revolves around teaching kids to make video games.

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Proposed Video-Game School Gets $1.1 Million Boost

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Heather Chaplin

Proposed Video-Game School Gets $1.1 Million Boost

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The MacArthur Foundation board announced Thursday it will fund a $1.1 million grant for a brand new middle- and high school in New York. The curriculum revolves around teaching kids to make video games.

The MacArthur Foundation says video games and the dynamic systems they use will be key to information management in the future.

Heather Chaplin reports on the new idea of gaming literacy.