Tech Companies Contribute $750M to Obama Education Campaign

With the help of the tech industry, U.S. President Barack Obama is promoting an initiative to equip schools with advanced technology, as mentioned in last week's State of the Union address

Speaking at a Maryland middle school, Obama announced Tuesday that private-sector tech companies would pledge more $750 million in computers, tablets, software, Internet access, cash and other support. Obama previously said he wanted to "harnesses the ingenuity of the American private sector" when he launched his ConnectED education-technology campaign last June

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