Dive Brief:

• The Board of Education in Los Angeles has agreed to go ahead with a plan to provide iPads to Los Angeles students, but it will come with an evaluation of how far the project should go.
• The 6-1 vote means that 35 more campuses will receive iPads this year, beyond the 47 schools in the initial rollout.
• New oversight measures approved include an evaluation of how the tablets affect student achievement. 

Dive Insight:

Supt. John Deasy recently got word that he would stay in charge of Los Angeles Schools. This meeting was his first appearance in an iPad debate in quite some time. Previously, he stayed in the background because he owned Apple stock. He sold his shares before this meeting.