Four Billion More for Computers While School Buildings Rot
President Obama is calling for four billion more in funding for computers,while the public school infrastructure in Detroit and around the country remain in terrible condition. The administration also wants an additional $100 million to fund a competitive grant program to reach students who are underrepresented in computer science classes.
The initiative includes partnerships with Apple, the Cartoon Network, Microsoft and others who will push for more computer science, which most likely means more Competency-Based Education.
Yet, our schools are crumbling and technology doesn’t seem to be working well. A lot of money, including tax dollars, has also been wasted on computers.
I’d like to hear about an initiative to improve public school facilities and institute more oversight on the computers already in place.
When the President first took office, he seemed to understand that school buildings needed help. He had visited Ty’sheoma Bethea’s rundown school in South Carolina’s Corridor of Shame—even invited her to his first State of the Union Four Billion More for Computers While School Buildings Rot