Lowndes County to Buy Digital Devices for Students

COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) — Every child in the Lowndes County School District will soon have access to a personal digital device.

A local newspaper reports the district is partnering with Apple in the upcoming school year so each of the district’s roughly 5,000 children will have access to a laptop or an iPad.

The program is called 1:1 Digital Learning Initiative. Assistant Superintendent and Curriculum Coordinator Dr. Robin Ballard says the partnership wil help students prepare for life beyond their school years.

Ballard says the program uses a comprehensive integration of technology into the curriculum.

She says the program, which will be implemented over the next two years, will cost the district about $3.5 million over a four-year period.

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