Tyler School Sets Pace with New Technology

TYLER — Apple is backing its first Texas school and second in the country — and it’s Tyler’s Cumberland Academy. According to KETK, the charter school will start the school year with about 400 iPod touches and more than 200 electronic math books. But even with so much high tech, the traditional notebooks, textbooks, paper, and pencils aren’t out the window. School officials say the new addition is just another way to engage students on their level. Apple is buying all the technology, and the tuition is free. Enrollment at Cumberland has doubled since last year.