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Obama CTO touts tech as path to success for disadvantaged youths
SAN FRANCISCO--President Obama knows that unemployment is rampant among disadvantaged teens, and he thinks that the tech industry can help.
Earlier this month, Obama unveiled what is being called Summer Jobs +, which is "a call to action for businesses, nonprofits, and government to work together to provide pathways to employment for low-income and disconnected youth for the summer of 2012." The goal was to get to a commitment level of 250,000 private-section job opportunities by June.
Today, the administration--along with some new private industry partners--doubled down on Summer Jobs +. At an event held today at the … Read more
