Dive Brief:
- Two Los Angeles school district contractors with firsthand knowledge of the iPad rollout are sharing their takes on the program's flaws.
- They say the timeline was a big problem, with just a small pilot program in the spring preceding the big rollout.
- Training and staff development was another big problem, they say; in fact, a lack of staff training may have made it easier for students to circumvent security on the devices.
Dive Insight:
The other big issue the contractors raise is not a new one: cost. Is spending nearly $700 per device the best use of money when laptops can be had for a few hundred dollars?