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Statistic after statistic hammers home the importance of computer science in the national and global economy, but for all the increased awareness around the demand for computing skills, state education systems still do not fully support computer science education. A new report from Code.org examines the state of K-12 computer science education and notes that, despite half a million computing jobs sitting open in the U.S., schools still have a lot of progress to make. Across 24 states, just 35 percent of high schools in the U.S. teach computer science — and minority, rural and economically disadvantaged students are even less likely to go to a school offering computer science.
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The Advocate
The field of mathematics is at least 5,000 years old; we can trace its origins to Mesopotamia. Physics is at least 2,500 years old; in classical Greece, scholars knew the Earth was round. Chemistry dates from about 250 years ago, to the late 1700s. Some consider the work of Antoine Lavoisier, "who developed a law of conservation of mass that demanded careful measurement and quantitative observations of chemical phenomena," as marking the beginning of modern chemistry.
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THE Journal
In 2016, a total of 36 new teachers graduated from an American university ready to teach computer science. Texas produced the largest number of them — 15. Forty-one states didn't graduate a single new teacher prepared to teach CS. In spite of a national emphasis on the importance of computer science, just a third of high schools (35 percent) teach the subject. The outlook is worse for schools in rural areas or that have higher percentages of under-represented minority or poorer students.
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah is home to a thriving technology industry and has drawn headlines as a "high-tech mecca." There's no doubt we've reached great heights, and we should enjoy the accolades. However, we can't rest on our laurels. We have to keep moving forward, striving to reach the next summit in the growth of our ecosystem. Chief among our top priorities is ensuring equality of opportunity and access to technology skills that will enable us to thrive as a community and have the best and brightest workforce to sustain our growth.
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Northern Kentucky Tribune
The Kentucky Board of Education unanimously approved a proposal that will change minimum high school graduation requirements for students who will graduate in the Classes of 2023 and 2024. The requirements will be subject to a 30-day public comment period, likely to begin on Nov. 1. "Through these requirements, we are setting a bar for students that will ensure that all Kentucky public high school graduates will be ready for college or a career immediately upon graduation," said Kentucky Board of Education Chairman Hal Heiner.
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The Atlantic
On the second floor of a brick building on Branch Avenue in Washington, D.C., green and white signs celebrating innovation and professionalism decorate the classrooms of Digital Pioneers Academy, the first computer-science–focused middle school in the nation’s capital. One early afternoon, students at DPA worked on Scratch, an animation-based coding platform, to make a virtual cat move around in a box. When Crystal Bryant, one of the school's STEM teachers, told the students it was time to close their Google Chromebook — class was over — they groaned.
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Times-News
Sarah LaMarche has one class period at Twin Falls High School where she teaches three different courses simultaneously. "It happens more often than I would like," the computer science and information technology teacher said. Sometimes, she also lets students come into her classroom whenever they can to take a class they couldn't fit into their schedule. And after school, she leads clubs such as robotics.
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EdScoop
As schools, districts and states determine the fastest and most effective way to make computer science a part of everyday curriculum, organizations like CSforALL are paving the way — helping school and community leaders make decisions for themselves. Before districts can set up computer science classes, says Ruthe Farmer, chief evangelist for CSforALL, they have to establish a plan — "a common understanding of what computer science is, and a common definition, and how to best implement that."
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Press of Atlantic City
Gov. Phil Murphy announced Wednesday an initiative to expand computer science and programming-focused classes to schools across the state. Dubbed the "Computer Science for All" initiative, the plan aims to increase the number of public high schools that offer computer science courses and help prepare students for the "jobs of the future," Murphy's office said in a statement.
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ACM, the world's largest educational and scientific computing society, delivers resources that advance computing as a science and a profession. CSTA appreciates ACM's ongoing support!
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