Eighteen districts receive lunchroom technology grants

Kevin Richert | 12/23/2015

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.

Kevin Richert

Senior reporter and blogger Kevin Richert specializes in education politics and education policy. He has more than 30 years of experience in Idaho journalism. He is a frequent guest on "Idaho Reports" on Idaho Public Television and "Idaho Matters" on Boise State Public Radio. Follow Kevin on Twitter: @KevinRichert. He can be reached at [email protected]