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Focused camp for students at the department of education. we want to encourage as many children as possible to explore s.t.e.m. fields in the hope that many develop a passion for these fields. we look forward to this exciting endeavor, and i thank president trump again for this generation gift. thanks. >> thank you, secretary devos. thank you for coming and being here for that today. now i know anthonys probably a little bit disappointed that hes not up here today, but since he did some tv thi...

Women in s.t.e.m. careers. science, technology, engineering, math. the girl scouts adding 23 new badges related to s.t.e.m. scouts can earn the badges through activities like programming robots, designing model cars, writing code. the girl scouts says the move is to address the lack of exposure many girls have to s.t.e.m. only about 25% of workers in the s.t.e.m. fields are women. as we know, these girls have been fantastic entrepreneurs for years. they can go out and shake you down for a lot ...

To the wednesday announcement. yes, maam? >> is there sort of a region or group of people youre trying to focus in on with these apprenticeships even as the president is saying that the unemployment rate is doing well under his administration, theres still groups of people, be it region or by race, by jender, thjen gender when it >> you are correct. so the unemployment rate, i believe, is 4.3%. the broader rate that is the rate is at 8.4%. and as we have had discussions with ceos that are lookin...

Porter >> reporter: is there a n you are focusing on, especially since the unemployment rate -- there are still groups of people, be it by region, race, gender, that still have issues with employment. is your focus going to be in certain regions? >> you are correct that the unemployment rate i believe is 4.3%. the broader unemployment rate is now at 8.4%. weve had discussions with ceos that are looking at these apprenticeship programs, one of the items of discussion is a way to work with communi...

Yes, maam? >> is there a certain region or group of people youre trying to focus in on with these apprenticeships? even as the president is saying that the the president is sayin theyre doing well with the administration, people still have issues when it comes to employment. is there a focus on certain groups, certain regions, certain genders? >> maam, you are correct. the unemployment rate, i believe, is 4.3%. the broader unemployment rate, i believe, is 8.4%. as weve had discussions with ceos ...

Pass more legislation since any president since truman. he signed an historic 13-congressional review act to clear unnecessary regulations and keep government out of the way of the american people. hes extended the veterans choice giving our nations heroes the peace of mind they deserve while this administration works with congress to enact comprehensive reform at the va. hes refocused nasas dream big exploration and dedicating women to pursue careers in stem fields. all told, hes signed 28 piec...

Democrats hes done more to in his first 100 days since trumat. hes extended the veterans choice program giving our nations heroes the peace of mind they deserve. while this administration continues to work with congress to enact comprehensive reform and modernization at the va. hes refocused nasas mission to dream big for american space exploration again and promoted programs dedicated to encouraging women to pursue careers in s.t.e.m. fields. all told, he has signed 28 cases of legislation. its...

How important it was for girls to study s.t.e.m., women to go into s.t.e.m. fields. she mentions it today. yet, public schools, board of education budgets are being shredded. is education a place to move the needle? she has betsy devoss ear. >> i think education are too big to tackle and the debate is always robust and ongoing. thats not place she can be effective. she can be effective in terms of trying to do some of the things shes talked about on equal pay. that is actually something that cou...

>> congratulations on your incredible milestone today. you may know that my father recently signed the inspire women act to encourage female participation in stem fields across all aerospace areas and really with the focus on nasa. so encouraging women and girls to pursue stem careers is is a major priority for this administration. >> cnn white house reporter kate bennett is in berlin following ivanka trumps trip. nice to see you there. 9:45 at night in berlin. tell me exactly what shell be doin...

Inspire women act to encourage female participation in stem fields across all aerospace areas and really with a focus on nasa. so encouraging women and girls to pursue stem careers is a major priority for this administration and today we are sitting with an amazing example of that, dr. rubins, and you, dr. whitson. what was the impetus for you to get involved in the sciences? >> when i was 18 i went to a conference on dna. and that was very inspiring for me. it was sort of the beginning of dna a...