Apple : 30 million dollars to give iPad to public school in Los Angeles

Here is the press release published by Apple: ― In CUPERTINO, California, on June 19, 2013"Apple announced today that it has received the approval of the Prov. agli studi in Los Angeles for the start of an implementation on a large scale of iPad school district students starting next fall. The investment of $ 30 million for the introduction of the iPad is the first phase of a wider distribution for the second district of public schools in the country. "Education has always been an integral part of the Apple philosophy is excited to collaborate with the public schools of Los Angeles for this important initiative, which involves deploying an iPad to every student in the district 47 to school starting next fall,' , said Philip Schiller, Vice President Senior Marketing world of Apple. "Schools around the world have adopted the experience immersive and interactive offering the iPad for higher education;" There are already nearly 10 million ipadsnow in schools. " "The Department of education has unanimously elected because the Apple iPad has been rated as the best in terms of quality and the most profitable from the point of view of economic investment and received to the highest rating of the Commission of audit made up of students and teachers," said Jaime Aquino, Vice President of education for the Los AngelesUnified School District. "The vote represents a further step in the strategy of the district, which consists of assigning a device to each student for the year 2014. Once implemented this strategy, the District School Los Angeles Unified will become the nation's largest school system to bring the technology to all of its students. " Devices will be Apple's iPad with curriculum System Pearson of common core courses available through a new application as part of an integrated solution. It also includes applications such as iWork, iLife, iTunes, along with a range of educational applications developed by third parties.