Eighteen school districts will share $62,253.26 in federal grants designed to pay for technology upgrades in cafeterias.
The grants will pay for laptops, desktop computers, scanners, printers and software updates.
Poorer schools — with a majority of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch — were given priority in the application process.
The State Department of Education announced the grants Friday. Here’s the rundown:
- Gooding School District: $5,000.
- Lake Pend Oreille School District: $5,000.
- Nampa School District: $5,000.
- Orofino School District: $5,000.
- Wendell School District: $5,000.
- Weiser School District: $4,998.
- Coeur d’Alene Tribal School: $4,949.97.
- Lakeland School District: $4,947.10.
- Teton School District: $4,444.
- Kellogg School District: $3,577.05.
- Kootenai School District: $3,250.
- Blackfoot School District: $2,262.96.
- Challis School District: $1,955.
- West Jefferson School District: $1,877.99.
- Glenns Ferry School District: $1,843.68.
- Buhl School District: $1,135.68.
- Canyon-Owyhee School Service Agency: $1,011.84.
- Soda Springs School District: $1,000.
