Positioned to win the tech game? Bay State’s K-12 computer science ed varies widely

While the commonwealth does have framework for computer science and digital literacy education, there’s no state requirement ...
The Stanford Daily

What I learned teaching a Stanford computer science class to high school students

This past fall quarter, Stanford offered an introductory computer science class to more than 200 talented high school students from around the nation. When I first received the opportunity to serve as ...
OPB

How computer science classes are making their way into Oregon schools

The Oregon Department of Education released its first statewide plan for computer science education late last year. The chief goal is for all K-12 public schools to offer some level of computer ...
Colorado Public Radio

Girls are cracking code and breaking stereotypes in this Denver high school’s AP computer science class

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 ...
Education Week

These 3 Latina Teachers Are Pushing the Boundaries of Computer Science Class

In Megan Bowen’s high school robotics class, students made cardboard mazes, quizzed a local expert who brought live birds into her classroom, and decided how they should be graded, all before touching ...