Indigenous people are underrepresented in tech sector
Barriers to high-paying tech jobs start early for Native people, according to a report by the Kapor Foundation and AISES.
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Barriers to high-paying tech jobs start early for Native people, according to a report by the Kapor Foundation and AISES.
Only 67 percent of Native American students attend a school that offers a computer science course, the lowest of any demographic group, according to a study from the nonprofit Code.org. A new report takes a deep look at why Native students’ access to computer and technology courses in K-12 is so low, and examines the consequences.