CONWAY — Due to a change in computer licensing, the Conway School District is looking to replace more than 700 Chromebooks. This is the second year of a two-year plan that will see the district purchase more than 1,400 Chromebooks.
Little did anyone know at the time what a role the computer tablets would play in the last school year.
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