Pennsylvania school district using $291K donation from Tim Cook to buy iPads for kids
Apple CEO Time Cook recently made a $291,791 donation to Pennsylvania's Steel Valley School District in honor of former Apple board member Bill Campbell. who stepped down from the board this past July after 17 years of service. The Steel Valley School District includes Campbell's hometown of Homestead, Pennsylvania.
After considering the options on how to use the money the school district has announced the funds will go towards the purchases of iPads for each of the district's students and training for teachers on how to use the devices in the class room. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the plan will go into effect in 2015-2016 school year.
The Steel Valley district is very small, serving around 2,000 students, but has been a focus of Campbell's giving for years. In total, Bill Campbell has donated almost $9 million dollars to the district over the last 14 years.
