Education Week

AP’s Newest Computer Science Course Has Attracted More Diverse Students

Encouraging students to pursue higher-level science, technology, engineering, and math courses requires deliberate planning, especially for those students historically underrepresented in those fields ...
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 ...
Los Angeles Times

Review: Learning computer science at your own pace: why UC Scout’s AP CSA Course works for independent learners

UC Scout’s AP Computer Science A course stands out for its flexible pacing, interactive learning tools, and strong academic foundation, making it an excellent option for motivated students seeking a ...
Daily Journal

Aberdeen High School earns AP Computer Science Principles Female Diversity Award

ABERDEEN – Aberdeen High School has earned the College Board AP® Computer Science Female Diversity Award for achieving high female representation in AP Computer Science Principles (CSP). Schools ...
Victorville Daily Press

Apple Valley High School scores Female Diversity Award victory

Apple Valley High School received the College Board AP Computer Science Female Diversity Award for its high female representation in AP Computer Science A and AP Computer Science Principles. Soaring ...
Education Week

Few Students Take Computer Science. This District Offers a Blueprint for Changing That

Just six percent of high school students in the United States take computer science classes. The numbers are even lower for elementary and middle school. But you’d never know that if you dropped by ...
ABC7

Bonita High senior earns rare perfect score on AP computer science exam

LA VERNE, Calif. (KABC) -- A Southern California senior has earned a rare perfect score on his Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles exam. Nathan Kwan attends Bonita High in La Verne. He ...
The Durango Herald

Computer science gets big boost

WASHINGTON – The seven largest school districts in the U.S. are joining more than 50 others to start offering introductory computer science to all their students, the White House said last week. The ...
Entrepreneur

What Needs to Happen for More Women, Minorities to Get Into Computer Science

A PayScale report ranked computer science careers among some of the most in-demand and lucrative professions in the United States. But recent figures on high-school students who took the College Board ...
WATE 6 On Your Side

Chatbots might disrupt math and computer science classes. Some teachers see upsides

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher ...
The Journal

The Urgent Need to Expand Access to Computer Science Education

The release of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and Bard has shined a light on the impacts of technology in education and in society. Technology is a fundamental part of our lives and continues to ...