Chicago is a case study for Chromebooks (literally, on Google's marketing site for Chromebooks). They supply them to students.

Detroit just got a donation of 51,000 chromebooks for students who's families could not afford them.

Flint, Mi issued iPads and Chromebooks to students in August.

Requiring a $120 calculator seems to be more of a digital divide issue than a $200 computer that can be used for every class.