While more than half of students—52 percent—are considered economically disadvantaged, just over a third of students in foundational computer science classes—34 percent—meet that ...

An estimated 57 percent of U.S. high schools offer an introductory computer science course, according to an analysis last year by the nonprofit Code.org. Maryland recently made it a statewide ...

Sixty-eight percent of kids who say their schools offer computer science courses say they want to learn more about the topic, compared with 49 percent in schools that don’t offer the classes.

UNO has pledged to add 80 credentialed K-12 computer science teachers over the next three years in Nebraska through courses that lead to state teaching endorsements in information technology. UNO ...

“ The California Computer Science Access Report,” by the Kapor Center and Computer Science for California, examined the computer science landscape in the state’s public high schools. It found that 42% ...

In spite of statewide initiatives to increase access to and participation in computer science classes, California lags behind the national average of 60% and trails about three dozen other states ...

Additionally, a computer science course that could count toward graduation would have to be more in-depth than many existing courses that may only focus on specific programming languages.

Jenny Brundin/ CPR News Adriana Ramírez (L), 16, and Laura García (R), 15, work on creating a code together in an AP Computer Science Principles class at Abraham Lincoln High School.

Introductory courses for the computer science major consistently have enrollment of over 400 students. 411 students enrolled in Computer Science 2800: Discrete Structures, and 402 students ...

Assemblymember Marc Berman, for the third time, has introduced legislation to require every public high school to teach a computer science course, a mandate that will bring access to the 48% of ...

Right now, we only have 60% of high schools even offering a single computer science course. And a big part of that is teacher capacity to be able to teach these courses at their schools.

Lori Martin of Chesapeake Public Schools predicts a looming workforce crisis in Virginia as the demand for computer science skills outstrips supply. Martin, the STEAM/CTE coordinator, spearheads th… ...