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St. Paul Public Schools dump multi-million dollar Dell platform; students to get Apple iPads
The St. Paul district is scrapping a multi-million dollar project…
Children ‘unable to use toy building blocks’ due to ‘iPad addiction,’ teachers association warns
Rising numbers of children lack the motor skills needed to play with building blocks because…
Why Los Angeles is giving away 651,000 Apple iPads
It’s called the Common Core Technology Project…
How to introduce Final Cut Pro X to children in less than an hour
Introduce Final Cut Pro X to a classroom of children in less than an hour…
Apple continues pursuit of IT and Education with improvements to its ‘secret’ loyalty pricing
If you’re unfamiliar with Apple’s Loyalty Program…
Apple debuts new tools to help education, enterprise IT to scale iOS device deployments
Apple recently introduced several changes to the ways…
Apple pledges $100 million in iPads, computers and other tools for Obama’s ConnectED education initiative
Apple is pledging $100 million in iPads, computers and other tools…
Obama thanks Apple Inc. for ConnectED work
Obama on Tuesday gave his 2014 State of the Union Address…
Obama seeks broader trade deal authority, changes to immigration laws; announces education partnership with Apple, others
Obama reprised tax, energy and transportation initiatives he has failed to move through Congress…
Apple expands worldwide access to iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U educational content
iBooks Textbooks and iTunes U Course Manager are now available in over 50 countries…
L.A. school board votes to distribute iPads to 38 more campuses
Board members approved a $115-million proposal…
As U.S. public schools nationwide embrace Apple iPads, many struggle with slow Internet speeds
As public schools nationwide embrace instruction via iPads…
Is Apple’s rumored 13-inch 4K UltraHD iPad a desktop for kids?
Rumors about Apple building a very large iPad have been unavoidable…
Growing political scandal could threaten iPad and Apple Retail Store Deal
Three ministers resigned Christmas night in the face of corruption allegations…
Rumor: Tim Cook to discuss $4 billion iPad in schools deal with Turkish president
Apple CEO Tim Cook and select executives will reportedly visit Turkey…
iOS 7 upgrade stripped filters from students’ iPads; Apple promises fix this month
A number of schools that have upgraded their iPad deployments to iOS 7 say…
L.A. Unified School District repossesses students’ iPads as $1-billion plan hits hurdles
Los Angeles school officials have taken back iPads from students…
All of Apple’s iOS devices to support iBooks Textbooks
New compatibility for iBooks Textbooks and iPhones and, by extension, iPod touch…
Palestine High School in Texas puts 850 iPads and iPad minis into students hands
Palestine Independent School District’s educational technology department…
Ames High School in Iowa equips students with 1,425 11-inch MacBook Air units
Ames High School students say they can hardly wait…
Initial 7 ‘Steve JobsSchools’ open in the Netherlands; feature iPad-centric education
The first seven ‘Steve JobsSchools’ officially opened their doors…
The details about the huge 640,000 iPad rollout in Los Angeles schools
Students in the Los Angeles Unified School District will receive 31,000 free iPads…
Why Microsoft’s Surface utterly failed and Apple’s iPad succeeded wildly
Microsoft has announced that it was taking a $900 million write-down on Surface tablets…
Apple sharpens focus on education market with iOS 7 improvements
Apple has pulled out all the stops to cater to the education sector in its latest iOS version…
School district allows handful of students to pick Dell Latitude 10 over Apple iPad as official tablet
Recently, several school districts decided to take the plunge…
Los Angeles schools $30 million iPad deal; LAUSD board voted unanimously for Apple because iPad rated the best
A massive roll out of iPad to Los Angeles students across the school district begins this fall…
Apple stands to make ‘hundreds of millions’ in Los Angeles school deal
Tuesday’s vote authorized an iPad rollout at 47 campuses…
LA Unified School District awards Apple $30-million contract for iPads as Microsoft whines
Apple Inc. won a $30-million contract Tuesday from the Los Angeles…
Microsoft massively discounts anemic-selling Surface RT tablets to schools worldwide
Microsoft has announced a new program that will see schools around…
Microsoft gives away 10,000 Surface RT tablets at education conference
Microsoft will give attendees at the…
Apple donates $8 million, pledges new Apple devices to schools, in Chinese earthquake relief
A powerful earthquake struck the city of Ya’an in Sichuan province over the weekend…
Illinois high school looks to provide 600 Apple MacBook Air units to students
The initiative, referred to as Digital Age Learning, calls for 600 MacBook Air units…
Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Amplify’ group unveils Android-based tablet for U.S. schools
A new tablet for schools has been unveiled by Rupert Murdoch…
Apple’s iTunes U content passes one billion downloads milestone
iTunes U features the world’s largest online catalog of free educational content…
Illinois school district to give up to 7,000 Apple iPads to students
Between 6,000 and 7,000 Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211…
Apple execs, Turkish president in talks to supply 15 million students with iPads in $4.5 billion deal
Apple is reportedly in talks with Turkish officials regarding a $4.5 billion deal…
Apple broke its own education market sales records in 2012
In 2012, Apple broke its own sales records in the education market…
Apple to offer 10-pack education pricing for ‘iPad mini’
Apple’s new 7-inch iPad will start at $329…
Apple sees schools increasing tablet dominance with iPad in class as ‘iPad mini’ looms
The school system is buying about 25,000 iPads…
Amazon tries to push Kindle into U.S. schools
Amazon.com Inc announced an initiative on Wednesday to get its Kindle…
Romney, Obama release statements on how to grow tech startups
Both presidential campaigns released statements on how they would grow the technology startup industry…
