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Pharrell Williams' Non-Profit YELLOW and Cisco Unite to Help Reimagine Education
Grammy award-winning, Academy Award-nominated Musician and Filmmaker, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Pharrell Williams discusses role of tech in education
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[{"type":"text","content":"Grammy award-winning, Academy Award-nominated Musician and Filmmaker, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist Pharrell Williams discusses role of tech in education and future of work with Cisco CEO at Cisco LIVE \nNews Summary: \nCisco partners with musician Pharrell Williams' Non-Profit YELLOW to power an inclusive learning experience at a school of the future.Cisco Chair and CEO Chuck Robbins and Pharrell Williams discuss empowering underserved historically marginalized youth with the tools and education they need to succeed.YELLOWHAB, YELLOW's first microschool, will use Cisco's technology including: The Webex Suite, Secure X, WiFi-6, Meraki, data centers, and DNA Spaces.YELLOWHAB serves rising third, fourth and fifth graders tuition free.LAS VEGAS, June 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CISCO LIVE -- We don't know much about the workforce today's 10-year-olds will eventually enter; in fact, The Institute for the Future reports 85% of the jobs today's students could apply for in 2030 don't even exist yet. But some things are certain—they will need a solid education to be adaptable, creative, and tech fluent. \n\n \n \n\n \nDriven by its mission to secure an inclusive future for all, Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) is partnering with multiple Grammy award-winning musician, producer, entrepreneur and philanthropist Pharrell Williams to provide technology centered around connectivity, collaboration and security at Williams' school, YELLOWHAB. \nThrough YELLOW, Williams wants to \"EVEN THE ODDS\" for all students to make sure the next generation has the tools and resources they need to succeed, especially under-resourced youth. To that end, he created YELLOWHAB, a microschool that gives students an immersive learning experience based on skill, not age. \n\"This partnership between YELLOW and Cisco will take the education of our students at YELLOWHAB to the next level,\" says Pharrell Williams. \"I look forward to our youth experiencing education through Cisco's state of the art technology which will continuously expand their lens of possibility through which they see themselves, their community, and their futures.\"\nCisco Chair and CEO, Chuck Robbins, ties YELLOW's mission to Cisco's company purpose: \"Cisco's purpose is to power an inclusive future for all, which includes empowering future generations and making a positive impact on communities around the...