Oregon school system to purchase $800,000 worth of Apple laptops for students and teachers:
"The school board on Monday gave district staff the green light to negotiate a contract with Apple Computer that will place laptop computers in the hands of every student and teacher at Springfield Middle School and Gateways Learning Center early next year," The Register-Guard reports. "The aim of the four-year pilot project, called the 1 to 1 Laptop Initiative, is to increase student achievement by delivering instruction in new, engaging ways."
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