Students from underserved and disenfranchised neighborhoods across New York City, particularly those who have historically lacked access to technology, will soon get much-needed upgrades on the road to tech-focused skills and careers.
partnership with Google to expand the Department of Education’s “FutureReady NYC” career-readiness initiative.
As part of the expansion, the city giving high schools participating in FutureReadyNYC $19 million to support its implementation. Each school may receive between $160,000 and $470,000, depending on the school’s implementation and the amount of classes they will offer. “We betray Black and brown children. If you don’t educate, you will incarcerate,” Adams said. “We have to go into other parts of the city and that’s what we’re doing today.”
Adams pointed to a past meeting with William Floyd, senior director of government affairs and public policy at Google, when he was campaigning to be New York City’s next mayor. He recalled telling Floyd, “I need Google,” and that he needed Google to help provide real opportunities for young people in underserved and disenfranchised areas of New York City.
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