iPad Push Hits District 49, Advancing Plans to Reform County Education

Fifth grader Ryan Foster, 10, uses an Apple iPad to research Olympic competitions Aug. 10, during Olympic Day at Ridgeview Elementary School in Colorado Springs. During summer break, Falcon School District 49’s Board of Education approved a three-year lease for 250 iPads in the POWER Zone, where educators are studying the feasibility and value in a one-to-one district distribution plan.