Ann Arbor Public Schools switches to individual student Macbook Airs for the 2025-2026 school year, replacing the previous school-issued Chromebooks with costlier, more advanced devices.
With this $6 million investment, AAPS Executive Director of Technology Heather Kellstrom hopes that students will take accountability for their new belongings. “Ready access to a high-quality device is an important part of preparing high school students for life in the modern, global society,” says Kellstrom.
The switch to Macbooks has come at some surprise by students, who say they believe the update to be unnecessary. Pioneer High School Senior Emma Martinez says that the new policy is a bad one. “The old Chromebooks were working well enough,” she says. “Everything is similar.”…