Four years ago, high schools across America launched an advanced placement course introducing students to the principles of computer science in an effort geared in part toward bringing more female, ...

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In a bid to engage more U.S. high school students in computer science, the College Board introduced a new Advanced Placement (AP) course in 2016: Computer Science Principles, which explores a range of ...

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Van “Kendy” Nguyen, 16, didn’t know anything about computer science. Gradi Kabeya, 17, hadn’t done any coding before but said computer science seemed cool and useful. Hazel Ochoa, 16, had dabbled in ...

Educators were cheering over newly released results from the College Board showing significant increases in the number of females, Latino and African-American students who took either the Advanced ...

During the 2011-12 school year, a student at Sweetwater High School in National City, Calif., approached teacher Art Lopez and asked why their school didn’t offer any computer science courses. Lopez ...

U.S. high schools got a high-tech update this past school year. Not by federal fiat or by state law, but largely at the hand of independent nonprofits, including one founded by twin brothers less than ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Female, black and Latino students took Advanced Placement computer science courses in record numbers, and rural student participation surged this year, as the College Board attracted ...

The nonprofit that oversees the Advanced Placement exams is endorsing the idea that computer science should be a high school graduation requirement. And it’s prepared to put funding behind it. The ...

Hiring for entry-level software developers has slowed, and college enrollment in computer science is declining ...

Calvin Hennick is a freelance journalist who specializes in business and technology writing. He is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Until this school year, Pawtucket Schools ...