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GAC to equip 1,200 students with new MacBooks  
By D. Aileen Dodd The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Greater Atlanta Christian Schools on Thursday announced the launch of a massive Apple technology initiative that will put new laptops in the hands of more than 1,200 students and place higher tuition bills in the mailboxes of parents. Starting ...
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Greater Atlanta Christian Schools to equip 1,200 students with new Apple MacBooks
MacDailyNews — ... will mean that tuition for elementary school students will jump from $12,150 to $13,100, a 7.8 percent increase. Older students will see a 13.8 percent increase, with their bills rising from $12,645 to $14,400. The prices will still be lower than those at most private schools. Median tuition at private schools in Georgia ranged from about $15,000 for elementary schools to $19,700 for high schools last year, according to the National Association of Independent Schools." Full article here . MacDailyNews Take: Congrats, GAC students! [Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader "Gary B." ...

Apple expands school initiative with Atlanta MacBook program
AppleInsider — ... Published: 11:20 AM EST More than 1,200 students in Atlanta will be equipped with new MacBooks in what is said to be one of the largest Apple school technology rollouts in the U.S. In August, Greater Atlanta Christian Schools will give each of its students in grades 6 through 12 a new MacBook loaded with proprietary software, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution . The computers will be paid through the private schools' tuition, and will be accompanied by iPod touches that the students' families will be expected to individually finance. The multimillion dollar ...

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Posted by Dennis Sellers “Apple expands school initiative with Atlanta MacBook program: More than 1,200 students in Atlanta will be equipped with new MacBooks in what is said to be one of the largest Apple school technology rollouts in the U.S.”— AppleInsider