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Bipartisan Data Science and Literacy Act to Prepare Students for Data-Driven Economy Introduced

Fitzpatrick joined the bipartisan introduction and connected the bill to workforce preparation and career education.

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Reps. Haley Stevens, Jim Baird, Don Beyer and Brian Fitzpatrick introduced the bipartisan Data Science and Literacy Act, which would fund data science education and educator training. The announcement presents the bill as a way to prepare students for a data-driven economy.

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Introduced the bill and linked it to career and technical education and workforce preparation.

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Introduced the bill and argued that early data science education can support students’ future learning and work.

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Introduced the bill and described its goal of preparing Michigan students for a data-driven economy.

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Introduced the bill and said it would give educators resources to expand data science education.

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