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The school has also worked with a partner to start computer classes for parents, and it's working with the county's department of parks and recreation to hold outside events at a nearby park.

C Spire Foundation, a charity connected to the company, announced in January that it was committing $1 million to help Mississippi school districts start computer science classes.

Officials said the president’s budget plan, to be officially rolled out on Feb. 9, also calls for sending $100 million directly to school districts to help start computer science education programs.

That initiative helps professionals in the tech industry volunteer and partner with teachers to start computer science programs in high schools.

While Slater emphasizes that from the start, “computer dating was about more dates, not better dates,” the industry’s origins also reflect how determined singles can be in trying to find stable relationships and marriageable partners in the face of marketized relations and hegemonic consumerism.