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Friday, January 27, 2012

Can Codecademy Teach Poor Black & Brown Kids to Code?

Can Codecademy Teach Poor Black & Brown Kids to Code?:

codecademylogo.jpgUnemployment among youth of color is widespread & complex; can a tech education startup change things?

The White House announced new participation in a jobs initiative yesterday from fast-growing technical education website Codecademy, as well as some venerable social justice oriented organizations Level Playing Field Institute and College Bound Brotherhood, a group dedicated to increasing the number of young African American men prepared for college. Called Summer Jobs +, the program aims to get young poor and marginalized people into