Dive Brief:

• School district officials in a Chicago suburb are recommending an expansion of the 1:1 iPad program there after a pilot program was well received.
• Wilmette School District 39 officials said parents of students receiving the tablets would pay a fee likely between $75 and $175.
• The pilot program involved 100 sixth-graders; the expansion would cover all seventh-graders and incoming sixth-graders, with potential to later reach eighth-graders as those students move up.

Dive Insight:

Of course, cost is an issue — particularly with parents being on the hook for extra fees. One parent said that she loves the iPads but isn't so sure that something so central to the curriculum should be assessed as an extra fee.