In the District and ‘East of the River’– its poorest community–only 1/20 makes it to college, while 7/20 end up in prison.  To address this looming epidemic, the District—through its various government agencies, including its school system—has sought partnerships with non-profit and Community-Based Organizations to carry out its workforce development initiative.

Technology Playground is uniquely positioned to leverage entrepreneurship education to help address two compelling challenges our society faces: the dropout crisis in our urban schools and the need to foster the creation of new businesses and an entrepreneurial mindset to help support economic development worldwide.