Maine's Gov. Baldacci Proposes State Funding for iBooks for All High Schoolers

according to this MaineToday.com article. The $21 million program would start next fall for all 9th and 10th graders. The 12th and 11th grades would be added the following year. The state would pay 55 per cent of the cost for all 119 high schools. Gov. Baldacci also proposes to pay for it out of the Essential Progams and Services fund rather than as a stand-alone item, giving the program a better chance at geting the necessary funding from Maine's legislature. [Dana Baggett]