In an interview with Good Morning America at Tuskegee Public School in Alabama, Apple CEO Tim Cook touted the company’s participation in the White House’s ConnectED initiative, which has delivered iPads to 114 schools in 29 states. Cook – himself a product of the public school system – said too many kids are stuck in a less-engaging analog environment at school that isn’t giving them the tools to succeed in a highly competitive digital world.
“I think technology has to be a key part [of education] and that’s why we’re here,” Cook said. “Too many times today kids aren’t given the right for a great public education and this isn’t right.
It’s not fair.” Cook also said establishing more diverse role models to encourage kids from various backgrounds to pursue a career in technology will benefit the industry in the long run, since “inclusion and diversity inspires innovation. And so we actually make better products because we’re more diverse.”
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