Social justice

- Giving students exposure to programming is one of our…greatest opportunities to further social justice.…I found that fostering programming skills can help…break cycles of poverty and disenfranchisement.…It's not easy to come out of a family…that struggles with poverty and to create a better life…right out of school, but technology…is helping to level that field.…Computer technology jobs are very much…in demand.…According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,…as of 2014, job openings in these categories…are growing at a rate of 37%.…

The really good news for our students is that the positions…are open to the regardless of their backgrounds.…In fact, there's a major national effort…to attract and hire a much more diverse workforce…in the computer field.…Really high-profile tech firms are totally committed…to diversifying their workforce…with women, people of color…and people who've grown up with limited resources.…They recognize that they have a diversity problem…and they are eager to solve it because they know…