On April 27^th, 2020, Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association (CTIA) and the wireless industry launched the Connecting Kids Initiative to help simplify the process for children to participate in distance learning during the COVID-19 crisis.

The program focuses on:

• Partnering with school districts across the country to connect hundreds of thousands of kids and assists with the set up of remote learning solutions.
• Providing a new clearinghouse-like function to give a simple tool for school districts to get connected with all of the participating carriers serving their community.
• Calling on Congress to deliver $2B in dedicated funding to help get kids learning from home. 

This is a great private/public partnership that will have a positive effect on improving remote learning for kids stuck at home during the crisis.

It shows how the free market is able to help in times of need.