As the city schools’ tablet contract nears its end, focus is on the future of student devices


Charlottesville City Schools students Hannah Beverly-Stone (left) and Karolyn Jasper (center) work on Fujitsu tablets with teacher Sara Haxter (right). The division is nearing the end of the four-year contract that brought the tablets—one for every middle and high school student—into the schools at a total cost of $2.4 million. Photo: Charlottesville City Schools

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