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Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, but it still isn't a core part of our education system.
29 states have adopted a policy to give all high school students access to CS courses (and of those, only 13 states give all K-12 students access) 354,057 Open computing jobs nationwide 51% of public high schools offer a CS class 90,942 Computer science students graduated into the workforce last yearSources: The Conference Board and National Center for Education Statistics. More info.
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Leaders and Trendsetters Agree More Students Should Learn Computer Science
Malala Yousafzai
Nobel Peace Prize Winner
Every girl deserves to take part in creating the technology that will change our world, and change who runs it.
Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister, Canada
Every job we're going to do in the future will rely on technology and be benefited if you are powerful users of the technology that surrounds us.
Bill Gates
Co-Chairman, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Co-Founder, Microsoft
Learning to write programs stretches your mind, and helps you think better, creates a way of thinking about things that I think is helpful in all domains.
Sheryl Sandberg
Chief Operating Officer, Facebook
An understanding of computer science is becoming increasingly essential in today’s world. Our national competitiveness depends upon our ability to educate our children—and that includes our girls—in this critical field.
Steph Curry
Four-time NBA Champion
If you want to create and be a visionary, you're probably going to be working with technology in some way.
Karlie Kloss
Model and Founder, Kode with Klossy Scholarship
I quickly came to understand that code is a superpower every young woman should be able to access. Understanding that code is the underlying (and invisible) framework of tech means that we do not have to be passive bystanders in our ever-changing digital world.
