Nov 23, 2023

Barriers for Indigenous workers in tech start early

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We examine what can be done to close the gap in computer science education.

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Indigenous workers are poorly represented in tech jobs that pay well, study finds

by Savannah Maher

Nov 23, 2023

Barriers to high-paying tech jobs start early for Native people, according to a report by the Kapor Foundation and AISES.

Just 20% of high schools on reservations offer computer science courses, according to a report by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society and the Kapor Foundation.

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