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TakePart
In an increasingly tech-reliant economy, teaching kids computer science in school is so important that President Barack Obama included it in his final State of the Union speech. He told Congress and television viewers that every U.S. student needs "the hands-on computer science and math classes that make them job-ready on day one." Parents agree: Nine out of every 10 American parents want their kids to learn computer science in school. But just one in four public schools nationwide offer it as part of the curriculum, and nearly half of all states don't let students use coding or programming classes to fulfill a graduation requirement.
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The Detroit News
When Christina Li took her first computer science class at Adlai E. Stevenson High School as a freshman, she never dreamed that within four years she would be considered one of the nation's top innovators in computer education. "I thought the class was very interesting at first," she said. "It was hard to me but I kept trying and I began to get better at it." Christina, 17, got better all right. The Macomb resident will be one of nine people honored by the White House as a "Champion of Change for Computer Science Education."
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IEEE TryComputing.org offers free educator resources to help students build computing skills and explore computing careers. Find a wide range of interactive computing lesson plans for students ages 8-18. Lessons topics include programming, concurrency, networking, encryption, artificial intelligence, and more! All lesson plans are aligned to national education standards.
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Samsung for Education
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As schools adopt mobile technology at an unprecedented pace, the need for best-in-class mobile devices, support and services is growing rapidly. Samsung Mobile is committed to supporting mobile-first initiatives, offering a comprehensive portfolio of enterprise solutions.
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MAGODA
Technology has changed the way we think about education. Tech is about more than just teaching tools, it's become a teaching priority. STEM is now shaping curriculum in schools across America. Educators and policy makers are trying to nail down new ways to get kids interested and excelling in technology-based learning — and trying to provide them with the resources they need to become competitive in a tech driven future.
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KUAR-FM
Anita Bellew said that there has been a tradition at Nettleton High School for many years of students learning about the real world that awaits them. About 30 students had the opportunity to hear from Gov. Asa Hutchinson about his plans for computer coding and workforce development. Hutchinson was in Jonesboro to discuss the computer coding program, which began earlier this school year. About 4,000 students in the state have already enrolled in the program, with $5 million set aside to retrain teachers for the program.
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Times Higher Education
It is commencement weekend at Stanford University and the sidewalks of the campus are sizzling in the full heat of a beautiful June afternoon. The lawns, mown with a precision that would shame many golf courses, are playing host to huge white marquees in which the day's degree-awarding ceremonies are just ending. The campus has changed since my last visit, and newly sprouted buildings confuse my memory of the route to the computer science department.
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The List's Bradley Hasemeyer is showing you the gadgets teaching kids to code on the Breakdown.
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The Badger Herald
Interest in computer science classes at the University of Wisconsin has increased as the university's impact on the economy grows. But despite UW's strides forward, female student interest remains relatively low. In the growing world of technology, it's rare these days to go to any sector of a company and not find it in need of people with some kind of computer science capability, Tom Still, president of the Wisconsin Technology Council, said.
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The Hill
Every parent wants the best for their children, and in today's world — where innovation is part of everything we do — providing students with a better understanding of technology is becoming essential to prepare them for the worldwide marketplace. Every time we get in the car, use a smart phone, go online or to the doctor, we are exposed to high-tech tools that we couldn't have envisioned at the beginning of the decade, let alone the century.
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