For the record THESE are orgs that "spearheaded" inclusion for girls + youth of color in tech most 6+ years ago; @BlackGirlsCode, @codenow
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The comment in TechCrunch wasn't in context, I'm sorry for how it reads and you’re absolutely right to be upset.
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This is the full http://Code.org statement: https://medium.com/@codeorg/200-million-a-year-for-computer-science-6daf7e16fcc0 …
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We applaud ALL contributing orgs. And esp the hundreds of thousands of teachers who deserve the ultimate credit.
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We *love* the orgs in your list. Plus 100s more partners who share the same goal:http://code.org/about/partners
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And I also know you don’t mean to downplay the work of our teachers and partners. 9M girls, 9M students of color.
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@hadip if you guys have started to track the impact of these 9M students I'd love to see that. Even 10% of these majoring in CS1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
...cont'd would be HUGE for the space. Yet I have not seen the numbers shift over four years to indicate this. This is what we should track.
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Thanks so much. I'm glad we agree on so much. My laser focus on the movement for CS in schools isn't to suggest otherwise
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We agree just putting CS in schools isn't enough to deliver diversity. It takes a village, and a holistic approach.
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Our classrooms are 45% women, 48% students of color because of so many efforts combining and collaborating.
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FYI 9M is counting registered accounts (Half just past school year alone). Tens millions more have tried http://Code.org .
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