DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - The Iowa Department of Education is offering a $850,000 grant to help students gain computer science credentials.

The competitive grant is available to Iowa school districts and accredited nonpublic schools.

According to the Iowa Department of Education, the funding will assist high schoolers in earning “in-demand technology credentials with labor market value.”

“Computer science impacts every industry in our ever-changing world, and computer and information technology careers are expected to grow at a faster rate with median annual income more than double that of all other occupations,” said Iowa Department of Education Director McKenzie Snow. “This first-of-its-kind grant program will empower high schoolers with opportunities to attain computer science indust

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