State agency says school laptop program on track

Published July 31, 2012 8:08pm ET



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.

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