The United States has launched technology-based education program in the Bangsamoro to help improve the quality of education of learners in the region. The program cost is estimated at P15 million. US Agency for International Development (USAID) Deputy Mission Director Rebekah Eubanks joined on March 14 the region's officials in leading the ceremony for the initiative that was launched in pilot areas of the Bangsamoro. The program, the Beginning Reading Program, will use tablets to deliver reading instruction to students from Kindergarten to Grade 3. According to the US Embassy in Manila, the tablets contain early grade reading materials including video-based beginning reading instructional modules in Hiligaynon, Central Bikol, and Maguindanaon. "USAID works with national and local government partners to introduce innovations that will ensure learning continuity and improve literacy, including reading proficiency of early grade learners," Eubanks said. Eubanks committed the US' continuous support for BARMM in providing learners with quality education and competencies to enable them thrive in the future. For the Bangsamoro officials, USAID's interventions are "valuable tools to improve the learning of the Bangsamoro children." "We welcome the Beginning Reading Program as it will ensure the learning of children through portable video devices that can work even without the internet," Ministry of Basic, Higher, and Technical Education (MBHTE) Deputy Minister Haron Meling said. "We will work together to ensure that no Bangsamoro child will be left behind by providing inclusive and sustainable education," he added. Through ABC+ project, USAID provides early grade reading materials for students and supports teacher development to improve basic education outcomes in literacy and social and emotional learning for all Bangsamoro children.