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LAUSD awards Apple $30 million contract to supply iPads in classrooms

By Take Two Staff
Published Jun 19, 2013
A young girl holds an Apple iPad on display at Regent Street's Apple store on May 28, 2010 in London, England.
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Take Two translates the day’s headlines for Southern California, making sense of the news and cultural events that affect our lives. Produced by Southern California Public Radio and broadcast from October 2012 – June 2021. Hosted by A Martinez.

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LAUSD awards Apple $30 million contract to supply iPads in classrooms

If you have a child in LAUSD, you might soon find them coming home with an iPad. Yesterday, the school district awarded Apple with a $30 million contract; enough to provide each student with an iPad.

Sure iPads are cool, but how effective are they when it comes to teaching students?