Wake County school leaders are forming a plan for how to use laptops and educational technology in student learning in future years -- one that could prompt laptop use to look different than it has for the past five years.

The school board's work session is scheduled to discuss the issue during a work session Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Board members will largely discuss the issue in breakout groups away from the board table.

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In the past year, Superintendent Robert Taylor and School Board Chairman Chris Heagarty have said the district's youngest children -- such as kindergarten and first graders -- may not need laptops and may learn better without them. The district could use that device money toward facility needs, they said. They haven't mentioned restricting laptop

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