JR Starrett
(Formerly) Senior Director of National Advocacy
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In today's rapidly changing media and technology world, our kids deserve to have access to at-home technology for learning to have an equal opportunity to thrive.
Common Sense Kids Action and SETDA Release Paper on Broadband Leadership
In today's rapidly changing media and technology world, our kids deserve to have access to at-home technology for learning to have an equal opportunity to thrive.
Common Sense Kids Action and the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) have released a new report, State K–12 Broadband Leadership: Driving Connectivity and Access. The report highlights the powerful impact of state leadership in driving critical policy decisions at the national and state levels to support broadband networks, bandwidth capacity, and Wi-Fi implementation and home access for low-income families. Educators, policymakers, and the private sector will benefit from organized and accessible information regarding states' broadband and Wi-Fi implementation. The work includes examples of states providing leadership for effective and efficient broadband and Wi-Fi implementation and is organized into the following categories: K–12 Broadband and Wi-Fi Connectivity; State Leadership for Infrastructure; State Broadband Implementation Highlights; and State Advocacy for Federal Support of Broadband.
SETDA and Common Sense have a track record of advocating for the importance of high-speed broadband access for students both in and outside of school to prepare today's students for college and career and to compete in a global economy. In 2015, SETDA and Common Sense released the E-rate Modernization Toolkit to encourage states and districts to leverage the modernized E-rate program.
Every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, and in today's world that means making sure all kids have equal access to advanced technology for learning, no matter a school or library's ZIP code. Policymakers in state capitals and in Washington, D.C., are facing the fact that critical funding is necessary to support the continued adoption of technology in classrooms throughout the country. With the use of advances in technology for learning and administration, we must do everything we can now to finish the job of connecting every classroom and library.
Common Sense Kids Action and the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) have released a new report, State K–12 Broadband Leadership: Driving Connectivity and Access. The report highlights the powerful impact of state leadership in driving critical policy decisions at the national and state levels to support broadband networks, bandwidth capacity, and Wi-Fi implementation and home access for low-income families. Educators, policymakers, and the private sector will benefit from organized and accessible information regarding states' broadband and Wi-Fi implementation. The work includes examples of states providing leadership for effective and efficient broadband and Wi-Fi implementation and is organized into the following categories: K–12 Broadband and Wi-Fi Connectivity; State Leadership for Infrastructure; State Broadband Implementation Highlights; and State Advocacy for Federal Support of Broadband.
SETDA and Common Sense have a track record of advocating for the importance of high-speed broadband access for students both in and outside of school to prepare today's students for college and career and to compete in a global economy. In 2015, SETDA and Common Sense released the E-rate Modernization Toolkit to encourage states and districts to leverage the modernized E-rate program.
Every child deserves the opportunity to thrive, and in today's world that means making sure all kids have equal access to advanced technology for learning, no matter a school or library's ZIP code. Policymakers in state capitals and in Washington, D.C., are facing the fact that critical funding is necessary to support the continued adoption of technology in classrooms throughout the country. With the use of advances in technology for learning and administration, we must do everything we can now to finish the job of connecting every classroom and library.
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