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U.S. News & World Report
For the first time ever, U.S. colleges, universities and employers hosted more than a million international students in a single academic year, according to a report. In 2015-2016, there were more than 1 million international students in the U.S. pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees, nondegree studies, such as intensive English programs, and practical training, per the 2016 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, an annual survey from the Institute of International Education in partnership with the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. This is an increase of 7.1 percent from the previous year.
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THE Journal
Microsoft and Code.org have come together to debut Minecraft Designer, a free tutorial for students aged 6 and up that uses the Minecraft environment to teach coding. Minecraft Designer is a free, hour-long, interactive online tutorial (with offline capabilities for those who want to work when they don't have access to the Internet) that teaches basic coding in Minecraft and, perhaps more importantly, is designed to inspire interest in computer science, particularly among groups that might not traditionally pursue CS.
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Digital Trends
Every year, various computing companies associated with Code.org help promote and manage the Hour of Code campaign aimed at inspiring students to learn programming. The campaign is held during Computer Science Education Week and is usually successful in generating interest from students in considering careers in software development. Microsoft's Minecraft has been a significant part of the Hour of Code for a few years. This year, the company is working with Code.org to promote an updated coding tutorial dubbed Minecraft Hour of Code Designer will focus on how the ever-popular gaming title can be even more effective in showing kids how exciting coding can be.
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Edutopia
Chances are high that computer-science literacy will be increasingly relevant for jobs of the future. Some theorists even suggest that the ability to read and write code is a fundamental 21st-century competency. Yet, according to an August 2015 Gallup survey, many students get little exposure to these concepts at school; opportunities are even more limited for low-income students. To address these realities, there are a variety of free resources that can help teachers of all grades and subjects give students exposure to computer science, as well as access to opportunities that develop the skills required to approach coding problems.
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Omaha World-Herald
Jobs requiring computer skills are plentiful and lucrative, but so few teachers are trained in those skills that many Nebraska schools don't even have basic computer programming classes. An initiative at the University of Nebraska at Omaha to train more teachers in computer science won praise in September from the White House. Computer science teachers in K-12 schools face a rigorous challenge because the technology changes so rapidly. Business and government nationwide have issued calls for more and better-trained teachers — and for more students. Economic prosperity here and nationwide requires people who know their way around computers and who can be innovative with technology.
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Watertown Public Opinion
Beginning with the 2017-2018 Watertown High School freshmen class, computer science may become an elective course. With ever-increasing job opportunities in the computer science field, the proposal — which also served as a first reading to a revised policy — to the Watertown Board of Education Monday night to transition the course from required to elective may seem to be a peculiar one, but Instructional Design Coordinator Tricia Walker and WHS Principal Dr. Michael Butts argued having the course be an elective would allow the high school to provide greater emphasis on the science part of the course and less on the applications part. That science includes logic, problem solving and creativity, according to Walker.
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Small Business Trends
As the line separating the digital and physical world continues to blur, learning the language that brings them together has become an important asset. Coding is now being taught to very young children, and Cubetto is a toy robot designed to teach the principles of coding while having fun. Cubetto is approved for children ages three and up so they can develop computational thinking skills during the playing process. According to the company that created it, Primo Toys, this is accomplished in an age-appropriate method that compliments a child's natural way of learning.
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Dallas Business Journal
The programs are popular among millennials seeking a second career, and the promise on the other end is significant. Many schools boast about strong placement rates and starting salaries. Human resource executives at several notable North Texas companies have told me they've hired graduates straight out of code schools. The investment from students, though, is substantial. Prices vary, but programs can cost as much $15,000 or $20,000. They usually run somewhere between 8 and 12 weeks long.
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