Los Angeles to Spend $30 Million on iPads for Schools

You're comment comes off as incredibly naive - why should Apple have to foot the cost? Are you suggesting that all technology products should be given for free to educational institutions unless they're educational efficacy can be proven?

I fail to see how this is different from schools buying desktop or laptop computers. They're still computers running applications - which is where the true educational component comes into play. If the software is worthless than sure, it's probably pointless but with a working software solution than why can't this be effective?