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The Hill
A bipartisan idea is a rare creature in Washington these days, but there is one issue that brings the parties together: the need to expand computer science education in America's schools. President Barack Obama proposed spending an additional $4 billion, and President Donald Trump released a more modest proposal. But despite these efforts, schools are still waiting for additional funding.
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Edutopia (commentary)
Melissa Ford, a contributor for Edutopia, writes: "What if I told you that there was a simple way to work programming into your English class? That coding and social studies could go hand-in-hand? It's true — programming lessons aren't just for math and science classes. The tools below teach students about loops, conditional statements, variables, arrays and other core coding concepts. And students can teach themselves through these coding games and programming projects, which makes it a little easier to incorporate coding into an already packed curriculum."
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Wonder Workshop’s K-5 Learn to Code Curriculum includes an educator guide, 30 lesson plans, dozens of in-app puzzles, and 72 student-facing Challenge Cards. The scope and sequence is designed to meet CSTA and ISTE standards and is aligned with Code.org’s Computer Science Fundamentals series. Bring coding to life with Dash & Dot!
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Wyoming Tribune Eagle via Gillette News Record
Wyoming students may someday be able to replace a basic science or math class with computer science. The Legislature's Select Committee on School Finance Recalibration is recommending a change in state law to allow high school students to take computer science in place of one of the three science classes currently required for graduation. Rep. Albert Sommers, R-Pinedale, said students also could choose to take computer science in place of a higher math requirement for the Hathaway Success Curriculum.
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LA Daily News
Californians overwhelmingly support expanding science and computer education starting in elementary school, according to a Berkeley IGS/EdSource poll. The online survey of 1,200 registered voters in California found that 87 percent favored schools putting "greater emphasis on integrating science as part of the entire public school curriculum." Although by far the majority of respondents said they had never heard of the Next Generation Science Standards, the new science standards adopted by the state in 2013, 68 percent support the concept once the standards were described to them. The poll was conducted from late August to early September.
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Lose the boring coding platforms—bring coding to life with Vidcode. Vidcode teaches students how to code through their favorite hobby: video making. Get free resources today!
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The Hill
Amazon recently sparked a competitive frenzy among U.S. cities when the Seattle-based company announced its search for a second corporate headquarters in North America. Thursday is the deadline for interested cities to submit their bids. Approximately 50,000 jobs and billions of dollars worth of economic activity hang in the balance.
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The Plain Dealer
Cleveland State University and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District have received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to expand a computer science training program. The CSforAll initiative seeks to train high school teachers in the main concepts of computer science to ensure that all students in the district can receive training in the discipline.
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iProgrammer
The exam in question is Advanced Placement Computer Science A administered by the College Board, a nonprofit organization that administers standardized tests related to university and college admissions in the United States. Its mission is to expand access to higher education and to help students prepare for a successful transition to college.
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Firstpost
Microsoft's MakeCode team has come up with an innovative approach to make learning software development fun, especially for children. The MakeCode team has integrated a software development environment into a popular block building open world video game, to popularise computer science. The MakeCode for Minecraft editor has the same pixelated look and feel as the game. Users can either use blocks to code visually, or dive into the JavaScript and code with text.
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Crain's Detroit Business
Gov. Rick Snyder said he's preparing to propose "a major investment" in computer science education that will include making coding a foreign language credit in high school. Appearing at an event for Facebook's investment in computer coding and digital marketing training in Detroit, the governor said the bids from Detroit and Grand Rapids for Amazon's second headquarters was a "catalyst" for the developing computer science education investment plan.
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