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| John Deasy (Image: educationnews.org) |
The billion dollar initiative intended to put an iPad in the hands of each of the district's students and faculty. Apparently, Deasy thought it appropriate to speak extensively with Apple representatives before the district issued a request for proposal. One could reasonably suspect that the superintendent and Apple essentially attempted to game LAUSD's procurement and bidding systems. As it happened, Apple won a splendid deal, providing gadgets that would be obsolete in a couple of years, thus requiring an "upgrade" that would force the district to pony up even more millions. The deal did not include software, for which the district had to pay an additional fee. The iPads didn't have keyboards, so of course -- cha ching! -- an extra fee was required.
Who said there was no money in education?
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