Levin will head SETDA

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) has named Douglas Levin executive director. Founded in 2001, SETDA is the principal association representing state ed-tech directors. It holds an annual Leadership Summit for members in Washington, D.C., and produces numerous research reports highlighting how states are leveraging technology to improve student achievement. Most recently, as the Deputy Executive Director of the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE), Levin launched an effort to spur innovation in state textbook and instructional materials adoption policies in light of innovations in digital and open educational resources. Prior to his work at NASBE, Mr. Levin served as Senior Director of Education Policy at Cable in the Classroom, the national education foundation of the cable industry, and before that as a Principal Research Analyst with the American Institutes for Research. Mr. Levin was instrumental in the development of the nation's first educational technology plan in 1996 and its two subsequent updates across both the Clinton and Bush Administrations.