REP. HALEY STEVENS CHAMPIONS BIPARTISAN DATA SCIENCE AND LITERACY ACT TO PREPARE STUDENTS FOR DATA-DRIVEN ECONOMY

Washington, Sept. 10 -- Congresswoman Haley Stevens issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Michigan Congresswoman Haley Stevens alongside Reps. Jim Baird (R-IN), Don Beyer (D-VA), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced the Bipartisan Data Science and Literacy Act, to expand access to data science education and make sure Michigan students have the skills needed to compete in an increasingly data-driven economy. Data science draws on statistics, computer science, and mathematics to analyze and derive insights from data. Yet many students graduate from high school without these foundational skills, even as nearly one in four jobs requires data science skills. "Data is powering the technologies and jobs that will define...