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EdSurge
Despite continued debate over what "computer science" encompasses, politicians, corporations, non-profits, school leaders, teachers and families have all been pushing to teach more of it in U.S. schools. Unfortunately, supply hasn’t kept up with demand. According to a 2016 poll by Gallup and Google, more than 90 percent of parents think computer science is a good use of school resources, but less than half of schools offer even a single class. Although an improvement from previous years, this still pales in comparison with the emphasis on so-called core subjects like math and reading.
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PR Newswire
Governors Asa Hutchinson, R-Ark., and Jay Inslee, D-Wash., Co-Chairs of the Governors' Partnership for K-12 Computer Science, welcome eight new members to the group, which is focused on advancing policy, funding and professional learning to expand access to high quality computer science education. The new members are Govs. Steve Bullock, D-Mont., Doug Burgum, R-N.D., Eric Holcomb, R-Ind., David Ige, D-Hawaii, Kay Ivey, R-Ala., Matt Mead, R-Wyo., Ralph Northam, D-Va., and Tom Wolf, D-Pa.
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Indianapolis Business Journal
Gov. Eric Holcomb and Indiana's burgeoning tech sector say offering all high school students the chance to take a computer science course could be key to filling the pipeline of workers for the growing number of tech jobs. A Senate bill moving through the General Assembly would require all Indiana public schools to include computer science in their K-12 curriculum and require high schools to offer it as an elective course by 2021. Holcomb included the proposal in his 2018 legislative agenda.
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Grand Forks Herald
The North Dakota Department of Public Instruction is partnering with Microsoft to expand computer science offerings. Recently, State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler announced schools can participate in a Microsoft program called Technology Education and Literacy in Schools, or TEALS, which pairs professionals in computer science fields with classroom instructors to offer computer science education.
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CNET
Coding is a vital component of tech education, but it won't be enough to sustain the next generation of workers. With a rapidly evolving tech world, employees will require continuous training in basic digital skills, according to Sundar Pichai. The Google chief executive explains in an opinion piece published Thursday by NBC News THINK that the notion of getting a traditional education that will provide a lifetime of job skills is a remnant of yesteryear.
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Nibletz
We've said it a lot here at nibletz.com and we're going to continue to hear that, in the coming years, coding will be as prevalent in schools as learning Spanish or French. That's because there are more American jobs in STEM and coding careers than in the automotive industry and that trend will continue to rise at almost hockey stick growth. Just ahead of ISTE 2017 last year, the International Society For Technology in Education published a book by Wisconsin teacher Heidi Williams. The book entitled; No-Fear Coding: Computational Thinking Across the K-5 Curriculum, presents a rationale for introducing coding to young students — to set them up for future success and prepare them for more advanced coding in middle and high school.
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WBAA
The computer science field is booming, yet women are still underrepresented within it. Research shows one reason is that girls are not as exposed to computer science in K-12 education. So universities are reaching out to schools to introduce computing earlier. Keira Southard is one of three girls at Terre Haute's Lost Creek Elementary School building a robot after classes have ended for the day. The other groups are all made up of boys, but that doesn't bother Southard.
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WMOT
Universities are seeing success in recruiting more women to their computer science programs, but making sure they want to stay in the major is a different challenge. And colleges can struggle to make sure the environment is as inclusive as possible. For example, in the computer science department at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, there's only one bathroom. The building only has room for one, and for a while it was men-only.
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