Trump signs $200 million memo boosting computer science education in schools

Published September 25, 2017 5:38pm ET



President Trump will sign a memorandum on Monday that pours $200 million into programs that encourage computer science and technology education in schools, an initiative spearheaded by his daughter, Ivanka Trump.

“In recent years, with growing technological advancement, the nature of our workforce has increasingly shifted to jobs requiring a different skill set,” Ivanka Trump told reporters on a conference call Monday.

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