From NBC News: The Education Start-Up Backed by Mark Zuckerberg

Photo credit: The Crunchies

by Harriet Taylor

This week, children across the country went back to school, and many are going into pilot programs started, sponsored or aided by Silicon Valley.

The goal is to better equip the next generation with the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills needed for the high tech jobs of the future.

Read the rest of the story at NBC News.

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