Apple details how its $100 million pledge to Obama's ConnectED will help schools
Earlier in 2014, Apple pledged $100 million to President Obama's ConnectED program, an initiative that aims to bring reliable, high-speed broadband to 99 percent of schools across the United States. And now the company published a new website that gives the full details on where that money is headed.
Apple's grants will be distributed to 114 schools located in 29 states. Every student at participating schools will receive an iPad, with teachers and administrators also given Macs and Apple TV set-top boxes for classroom use. Apple is focusing on schools that are struggling to provide students and communities with the technology that others might take for granted. At the locations Apple has picked, at least 96 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. The company also notes that 92 percent of students at partner schools are of Hispanic, Black, Native American, Alaskan Native, or Asian heritage.
Apple details how its $100 million pledge to Obama's ConnectED will help schools