Statement of SETDA Executive Director Douglas Levin Regarding the National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) Adoption Plus (A+) Pilot Program Proposal
Ensuring affordable home access to broadband for all students, especially those from low-income and at-risk families, will give educators the capacity to offer students important educational opportunities not otherwise available to them and to better meet the full range of student needs. The cable industry’s Adoption Plus (A+) proposal is an innovative approach to addressing the nation’s social challenges via education, technology and public-private partnerships. On behalf of educational technology leadership of state departments of education, we look forward to working with the industry, NTIA, the FCC, the US Department of Education and any and all others to comprehensively address the critical needs highlighted in the A+ program proposal.