The District of the State to take advantage of $ 13 million lawmakers set aside 2011 to upgrade the technology in the classroom to buy tools for students that includes iPads, laptops and desktop computers.
Idaho will eventually phase in a laptop for every high school teachers and students while making an online course requirements for graduation, under a plan that is created by the principal General Tom Luna and was signed into law last year.
But $ 1 million is included in the public school budget this year is not part of the State of the laptop program. Funding is being sent to school this year to help pay for things like Internet access, hardware and technology training in preparation for the change of the teacher.