On Monday, Microsoft announced a new program that will see schools around the world able to purchase the company’s Surface RT tablet hybrid in bulk at a reduced per-unit rate. The program is quite simple: Surface devices will be sold to schools at low prices. The restriction is that only the 32 gigabyte, Windows RT-based model is part of the program. Here are the prices schools will be offered: Surface RT (32GB) – $199 USD (Estimated Retail Price is $499), Surface RT (32GB) with Touch Keyboard Cover – $249 USD (Estimated Retail Price is $599), Surface RT (32GB) with Type Keyboard Cover – $289 USD (Estimated Retail Price is $629). As you can see, those discounts stretch past the 50% mark. The program will last from today, June 17 to August 31, 2013. Both K-12 schools and universities are eligible.