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President Obama emphasizes the importance of CS Education

From his February 14, 2013 Google+ Hangout, President Obama discusses the importance of computer science in preparing the nation’s future workforce.

via Computer Science, Zuckerberg and Video Games – YouTube.

February 16, 2013 at 5:18 pm 1 comment

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