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Google Announces $1 Billion Job Training and Education Program (axios.com)

Google CEO Sundar Pichai was in Pittsburgh Wednesday to announce a new five-year, $1 billion program to help close the global education gap. From a report: Part of the program was a new "Grow with Google" program to work with U.S. cities as well as a $10 million grant to Goodwill that will see Google employees working with the nonprofit to train people in digital skills. Why it matters: Google, along with Apple, Microsoft and other big tech companies, have all launched significant efforts in recent months to demonstrate their commitment to education and U.S. jobs.

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  1. Correction by wjcofkc · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    " a $10 million grant to Goodwill that will see Google employees working with the nonprofit to train people in digital skills"

    a $10 million grant to Goodwill that will see Google employees working with the nonprofit to train people in digital skills, microaggression, feminism, and why white people all need to die.

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