OpenSciEd Launches Innovative Middle School Curriculum Integrating Computer Science and General Science

Currently, only 45% of middle school students have access to computer science coursework, a gap that limits future opportunities in technology-driven careers. OpenSciEd’s integrated units address this ...
WTEN

Tech boom outpaces New York schools’ computer science education: Report

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — Although New York’s technology sector is growing, its public schools can’t keep up with the demand for basic computer skills, according to a new report. “Closing New York ...
Government Technology

NY State to Require Credentials for All Compsci Teachers

At the start of the 2024-2025 academic year, the New York State Education Department (NYSED) is honing its credential requirements for computer science teachers, though the state has yet to join the ...
Times Union

At half of local high schools, students can't take a computer science course

Kimberly Oakes, a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute lecturer, right, helps Questar III STEM High School student Sarah Sweet, left, learn how to program a robotic arm on Aug. 2, 2023. Robotics is one of ...
Education Week

Computer Science Courses Are on the Rise—But Girls Are Still Half as Likely to Take It

Schools expanded the availability of foundational computer science classes this year at a faster clip than at any other time in the past five years, but stubborn gaps in access to those courses ...