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Re:$1.6B in funding and $7B in exits: Chicago tech just had ... by rayiner on Friday January 23, 2015 @06:09PM (#8937961)
Trying to make Chicago a "tech hub" sounds about as practical as trying to make San Francisco a commodities/derivatives hub. What's the point? It's not as if tech is going to create jobs for all the struggling folks on the south side--indeed, tech is actively working to put those folks out of work.
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Re:$1.6B in funding and $7B in exits: Chicago tech just had ... by spuiszis on Friday January 23, 2015 @10:16PM (#8938689)
Quite the contrary. CPS is making basic computer science a part of the K-12 curriculum, starting as earlier as Kindergarten[1]. It will take decades to see the actual results from this but its helping put the city on the right path.

[1]http://cps.edu/News/Press_releases/Pages/PR1_03_19_2014.aspx

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