Dell Philanthropy
Dell announced today that it gave $50,000 to support a new education center aimed at designing curriculum that builds technology skills.
The public-private 21st Century Skills Center will work with public school systems, community colleges and universities to redesign teaching material.
The center will be housed under the N.C. Business Committee for Education. A statement from the Governor's office says that it will be supported by government, corporations and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills, an advocacy group supported by big technology companies -- like Dell and Cisco Systems.
The group's web site says:
The organization brings together the business community, education leaders, and policymakers to define a powerful vision for 21st century education to ensure every child's success as citizens and workers in the 21st century. The Partnership encourages schools, districts and states to advocate for the infusion of 21st century skills into education and provides tools and resources to help facilitate and drive change.
So Dell will now design school curriculum and computers. What's next? The state flag?