Conventional wisdom tells us we’re going to see a new 9.7-inch iPad drop today at Apple’s “Field Trip” event in Chicago. It’s possible this new iPad will even be less expensive, considering that Apple’s event focuses on the classroom, where cost savings are paramount.
Less expensive iPads sound great, but if Apple really wants to make its tablets more appealing in classrooms, students would be better served if Apple packed a new “student edition” iPad with some of the best features of the iPad Pro. This hypothetical device doesn’t need to have anywhere near the power we expect from the Pro, but it should at least come with Split View multitasking and Apple Pencil support.
