The Class of 2029 iPad will be receiving the iPad Generation 11 (model A3354). Click here for recommended cases.
For families that are opting out of an SMA iPad in favor of their own the recommended minimum versions to last all 4 years are the iPad Pro (6th Generation), iPad Air (6th Generation) or iPad Generation 10 or 11. All of them should have at least 128GB of storage. 64 GB is not enough storage!!!!!