Senator Reed accompanied U.S. Secretary of Education John King, Governor Gina Raimondo, and other officials at West Warwick High School to kick off Computer Science Education Week. A computer coding demonstration was performed by students and a discussion will follow on the important role of technology and computer literacy in education and everyday life.
Senator Reed and Secretary King then headed to the Providence Career and Technical Academy, where they received a welding demonstration by students and meet with educators and staff about the career and technical education training (CTE) programs Rhode Island has launched in partnership with General Dynamics Electric Boat.