Fwd: LA school district drops iPad pilot program a year after snubbing Microsoft Surface - GeekWire
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Do Over! LA Unified's $1 Billion iPad Contract Will Be 'Re Bid' | EdSurge News
| EdSurge News Chalk this up as perhaps the biggest mulligan in recent edtech history. The infamous $1 billion iPad deal between Los Angeles Unified School District, Apple and Pearson will be scrapped as the district will re-do the bidding process, marking yet another twist in a series of unfortunate--and embarrassing--events. Howard Blume, the dogged Los Angeles
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Publishing giant Pearson says LA school officials emails part of pilot project | 89.3 KPCC
Emails also show Pearson offered to hire four, full-time staff members to help train teachers – which would be an extraordinary expense for an eight-classroom pilot. "In addition, we would hire one elementary math and one elementary ELA and one secondary math and one secondary ELA to provide on site coaching," Codding wrote. "These people would be a LAUSD full time, 180 days per yea
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Deasy canceled iPad program after records showed ties to vendors - LA Times
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