The promise to champion new technology in schools forms part of a package he said would "radically reform education to put British kids ahead".
The former chancellor, who is vying with Liz Truss for the Conservative leadership, hailed school reforms ushered in by Michael Gove as one of the party's greatest achievements of its 12 years in power, and said he would build on them by opening more free schools in areas with the poorest attainment.
He promised a "transformation" in post-16 education to drive up the prestige of apprenticeships and vocational courses and shut down university degrees with a poor record of getting students into well-paying jobs.
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