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LAUSD's iPad Deal: iPaid Too Much?

September 6, 2013 by K12NN Site Admin

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To the LAUSD Inspector General, the LAUSD Bond Oversight Committee, and LAUSD School Board,

Scour the iPad project before $1 billion goes down the drain!

LAUSD’s $1 billion project to buy iPads for students has only begun its roll-out. $30 million into the project, it already shows signs of missteps and even possible improprieties.

  • Using 30-year construction bonds to buy computers with a 3-year shelf life? Voters intended Measure Q, Measure R, and Measure Y to address overcrowded classrooms, dilapidated facilities, fire and earthquake safety, and other capital improvements that outlast the time it takes to pay for them.
  • Now the LA Times reports that the district forgot to include keyboards. That oversight will cost an unbudgeted $38 million. What else got overlooked?
  • The LA Daily News reports that one board member recused himself because he owned Apple stock. What other relationships did LAUSD officials have with contracted vendors? Were these all properly disclosed?

Now is the time—before millions more are wasted—to take a closer look and correct  course or stop it altogether. Sign the petition to tell the LAUSD Inspector General:  Scour the contract. Scour the process. Keep LAUSD clean.

 

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Filed Under: Budgets, Los Angeles, School Boards, School Districts Tagged With: LAUSD

About K12NN Site Admin

I'm Cynthia Liu, Owner/Founder of K12 News Network. I'm the proud product of public schools through post-grad, the mom of a child in public schools, and the daughter of two teachers. Connect with me professionally on LinkedIn.

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  1. K-12 News Network | Apple Sells iPads to LAUSD — Something Does Not Compute says:
    September 7, 2013 at 12:06 pm

    […] eight million dollars is a lot of money for hardware. (Some LAUSD parents have started a petition saying that the money comes from a bond fund earmarked specifically for facilities improvements instead, and are calling for an investigation […]

  2. But … Magical Thinking Does Not Belong In Classrooms – redqueeninla says:
    September 9, 2013 at 12:27 am

    […] being introduced in 2014…” There the truth is nailed as to why these machines are being pushed on LAUSD at outrageous cost. LAUSD taxpayers have been signed onto a long-term make-work program for some of the planet’s […]

  3. The Ash Grove: LAUSD iPad Deal: iPaid Too Much? | Ed Pearl & The Ash Grove News says:
    September 9, 2013 at 9:57 am

    […] which we voted on to build new schools and update existing schools? Please click on the link here http://k12newsnetwork.com/blog/2013/09/06/lausd-ipad-deal-ipaid-too-much/ (or below) and sign the petition asking for an investigation into our school bond money purchases. […]

  4. Should Common Core Override Common Sense? – redqueeninla says:
    September 12, 2013 at 2:10 am

    […] iPad Deal:  iStill Paid Too Much.  And iWant the district to explain why it is legal to utilize non-discretionary maintenance funds […]

  5. Los Angeles: Will There Be an Investigation of the Misuse of Bond Funds? | Diane Ravitch's blog says:
    September 15, 2013 at 4:00 am

    […] This article asks: “LAUSD iPad Deal: iPaid Too Much?” […]

  6. Follow Aquino’s Yellow Brick Road… – redqueeninla says:
    September 16, 2013 at 11:18 am

    […] Meanwhile, Aquino’s boss declared himself “very sad to lose such a gifted and talented employee”. And both these Broad graduates lost no time framing the drama as driven by board “micromanagement” and dysfunction in the face of LAUSD’s growing ipad SNAFU. […]

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