Maine iBook Program Expansion to High School Hinges on Financing

according to this Portland Press Herald article:

Sen. Neria Douglass, D-Auburn, who co-chairs the Education Committee ... said the evidence is overwhelming that middle-school students benefit from having access to laptops, but questions remain about the financial implications of expanding the program in tough times.

As we have noted, the first year of the expanded program is esentially cost free! [Dana Baggett]