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Obama Seeks $4 Billion to Reboot Tech Education
President Obama at an Hour of Code event in December 2014.
Credit: The White House
President Barack Obama on Saturday announced a $4 billion plan aimed at making sure all kids, especially girls and minorities, get a chance to learn computer science.
The three-year initiative, called "Computer Science for All," would provide states with money to train teachers, equip classrooms, and develop new classroom materials. It's part of the president's 2017 budget and would need approval of the Republican-led Congress.
"In the new economy, computer science isn't an optional skill — it's a basic skill, right along with the three Rs," Obama said as he announced the plan in his weekly radio address.
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