Education Secretary Betsy DeVos stepped down on Thursday, prompting educators and industry leaders to publish scathing reviews of her nearly four-year tenure.

The Trump administration hopes the merger will improve skills for the 21st century economy, but the initial response from education groups is less than positive.

Matt Lira, from the Office of American Innovation, said teaching students computer science now will eventually "do amazing things in the economy."

In an effort to meet the growing demand for skilled computer programmers, the public and private sector made complementary funding commitments.