TRUE GRIT: With all of this socio-emotional learning talk, it's time to give Los Angeles points for “persistence and grit.” LAUSD will continue to forge ahead with its $115 million iPad expansion program, according to the LA Times. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Board of Education unanimously approved this next phase of the $1 billion tech rollout. The specifics: iPads will be distributed at 38 more schools while a bidding war for laptops begins at seven high schools.