Apple has long made education a major focus of its business model, having put its Apple Mac computers in schools throughout the country for many years. Continuing that tradition, it was announced on June 20 that the tech giant had reach an agreement with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to provide iPads to every student.

The deal represents a $30 million contract between Apple and LAUSD, which teaches 640,000 on 900 campuses and 187 charter schools. While iPads have already begun to permeate the educational landscape in many cities, this is by far the largest such arrangement that has ever been made for integrating tablet computing into the classroom.

Initially, the district will purchase 30,000 iPads and begin rolling the program out to 47 schools. The goal is to have a device in every student's hands by 2014.

"This is an amazing adventure we're about to embark on, so hopefully we're making the right choice," LAUSD board member Tamar Galatzan told the San Jose Mercury News. "Nothing is perfect, but we've made the best choice possible, based on the advice that's out there."

The tablets will be used to deliver textbooks, tests and reading material to students, using educational software from publisher Pearson. The devices will come with a three year warranty that guarantees replacement in the event of physical damage by students and teachers.

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