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Ten years ago, girls were so scarce in high school computer science classes that the number of female students taking Advanced Placement tests in that subject could be counted on one hand in nine ...
San Diego's Sweetwater High School is in one of the districts offering AP Computer Science Principles, the College Board course debuting across the country during the 2016-2017 academic year.
To address tech’s diversity woes, start with the vanishing Comp Sci classroom The number of schools offering AP Computer Science has dropped 35% in recent years.
AP Computer Science A students have to opportunity to learn to design and implement computer programs that help solve problems in our society today.
In schools where the course is offered, more girls, Black students, and Latino students take an AP computer science exam, a new study finds.
"I’m delighted to hear that more female, black, and Latino students are taking AP computer science," says Rachel Thomas, a deep learning researcher and advocate for diversity.
Participation and performance among AP Computer Science courses has increased in the past year, but especially so for the popular AP Computer Science Principles class.
Abraham Lincoln High School won a national diversity award earlier this spring because girls made up a majority of school's the Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles class.