State agency says school laptop program on track

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — State officials negotiating to supply every high school teacher and student with a laptop under Idaho’s contested education reforms report that they’re still on track to get the program started this fall — even after hitting a snag last month.

The laptop program will be rolled out over five years with an estimated $60 million price tag and is one of the most visible pieces of public schools chief Tom Luna’s “Students Come First” reforms, which face a test on the November ballot.