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An Innovative Journey to Scalable Computer Science Programs

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Department of Education's YOU Belong in STEM and the National Science Foundation's vision for the STEM Education of the Future underscore a national commitment to equipping students with the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in a tech-centric world, ensuring equitable access to opportunities that foster innovation and sustain the economy.

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Computer Science is Growing in K-12 Schools, But Access Doesn’t Equal Participation

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Computer science has a wider footprint in schools than ever before, but there are differences when it comes to who has access to computer courses and who’s enrolling. Girls, for instance, make up just one-third of high school computer science students nationally.

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Business Leaders Say Computer Science Needs to Be A Core Subject

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Today, a collection of more than 500 prominent business, education and nonprofit leaders called on states to update their K-12 curriculum to make computer science a core subject. The effort was led by Code.org, an education nonprofit focused on expanding computer science education. In the U.S.,

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The Impact of Inclusive STEM Education

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Building STEM Literacy at a Large Florida School District Broward County Public Schools is the sixth-largest school district in the United States, serving over 250,000 students across 326 schools and education centers in the Fort Lauderdale area. The STEM+CS team develops every opportunity from a lens of inclusion and accessibility for all.

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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

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Unfortunately, a sizeable portion of this academic scholarship is locked behind paywalls thus restricting its access to those who can afford to pay. Several researchers and students are unable to afford the high costs required for access thus crippling their efforts to participate in the generation of quality knowledge.

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CoderZ Launches New TEKS Aligned Computer Science Curriculum for Grades 3-8

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About CoderZ’s Commitment to Computer Science in Texas Demand for skilled STEM occupations is growing rapidly around the country, and especially in Texas where the government estimates these roles will make up 10.5% of total state employment. In addition, all courses include TEKS-aligned ELAR and Mathematics extensions.

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College Board stops sharing data on Advanced Placement Computer Science exams

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Barb Ericson has been gathering data on the Advanced Placement exams in Computer Science for a decade. She was told that they would sign an agreement with the University of Michigan to give her access to the data — but not to her personally. Researchers can request the data. Barb did several months ago.