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Most Schools Don’t Teach Computer Science – Code.org

Would it surprise you to know that most schools don’t teach computer science–not even the basics? It should, especially given that there will be about 1 million more U.S. jobs in the tech sector in the next decade than computer science graduates to fill them, according to http://www.Code.org, a nonprofit launched last year to promote computer science in schools.

Failure to teach students even basic theory behind how computer technology works has several implications–none of them positive. That’s the motivation behind a new push to boost computer learning in public schools.

by Steve Towns

Full Story: http://www.governing.com/columns/tech-talk/gov-a-time-for-code.html

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