Since its launch, AP Computer Science Principles has become one of the most dramatically expanding AP courses, increasing access for both underrepresented minorities and female students to the field ...

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 ...

Amanda Solis isn’t afraid of an academic challenge. Last year, the Napa High senior (who has a 4.5 GPA) took three demanding Advance Placement courses: AP World History, AP US History and AP ...

EdSource · Hot classrooms, leaky roofs — one student’s fight for better school facilities Educators were cheering over newly released results from the College Board showing significant increases in ...

In the wake of Computer Science Education Week, Dec. 5—11, last week I wrote about the work of Emmanuel Onyeador, a computer science teacher in Oakland, California, who founded the computer science ...

It’s no secret that computer science (CS) courses are not a priority in many high schools. Across the nation, many schools get away with packaging courses that teach kids to make Powerpoints, ...

Chicopee. -- A professor at the College of Our Lady of the Elms has received a Google computer science research grant for $145,400 to lead research designed to broaden high school students’ ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Female, black and Latino students took Advanced Placement computer science courses in record numbers, and rural student participation surged this year, as the College Board attracted ...

During the 2011-12 school year, a student at Sweetwater High School in National City, Calif., approached teacher Art Lopez and asked why their school didn’t offer any computer science courses. Lopez ...

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 ...

AP Computer Science is getting a facelift—or rather, an entirely new face. The College Board has announced that this fall it will launch a new Advanced Placement course in computer science: AP ...