Obama Wants More Girls And Kids Of Color To Learn Computer Science

The United States has a problem with access to computer science programs in schools. In nine states, not a single African-American student took an AP computer science exam last year. Significantly fewer girls took the exam than boys. A new initiative announced Saturday by the White House seeks to rectify some of these inequalities. The plan comes after President Barack Obama announced his commitment to expanding computer science offerings during this year’s State of the Union address, in which he said he wants to every student to have hands-on computer science and math classes. The push, titled the Computer Science for All initiative, includes $4 billion in Obama’s upcoming budget and $100 million to be distributed directly to districts.

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