Access to CS courses has fallen over the years
The Need for Computer Science Teacher Authorization
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Access to CS courses has fallen over the years
Students who take high school computer science are 8 times more likely to major in CS in college Google employee survey found that:98% of the college CS majors reported exposure to CS prior to college, (45% of non-CS majors) CS
Most of the STEM jobs in the next ten years will be in computer science Fewer than half the people we need for these jobs are in the pipeline A fundamental knowledge of computing is critical for today’s youth in