Re:The U.S. spent $30B to ditch textbooks for laptops and ta...
by hulitu on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @02:56AM
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> By that fall, the Maine Learning Technology Initiative had distributed 17,000 Apple laptops to seventh graders across 243 middle schools. By 2016, those numbers had multiplied to 66,000 laptops and tablets distributed to Maine students.
> King’s initial efforts have been mirrored across the country. In 2024, the U.S. spent more than $30 billion putting laptops and tablets in schools.
Companies taking advantage of public money.
Will be nice to know how many Apple employees work for Learning Technology Initiative.
> King’s initial efforts have been mirrored across the country. In 2024, the U.S. spent more than $30 billion putting laptops and tablets in schools.
Companies taking advantage of public money.
Will be nice to know how many Apple employees work for Learning Technology Initiative.