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New AP computer science course drives surge in participation among underrepresented students

In a bid to engage more U.S. high school students in computer science, the College Board introduced a new Advanced Placement (AP) course in 2016: Computer Science Principles, which explores a range of ...
Black Enterprise

AP Computer Science Principles Paves the Way to STEM Success

It’s Computer Science Education Week—and there’s probably no better time to look at where we are as a nation in accomplishing our computer science goals. “When the National Science Foundation ...
Business Insider

Facebook and Apple are backing a new course that gives kids college credit for learning to code — and it's the fastest-growing AP course ever

Many engineers and software developers can trace their formative coding experiences to a class they took in high school: Advanced Placement Computer Science. But two years ago, the College Board — the ...
ZDNet

Should I take AP computer science A or AP computer science principles?

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Las Vegas Review-Journal

AP computer science course participation takes off in Nevada

More Nevada students took Advanced Placement computer science courses and exams last year amid efforts at the federal, state and local levels to guide more students into science and engineering fields ...
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Choosing between AP CSP and CSA made easy

AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) and AP Computer Science A (CSA) both introduce students to computing, but in very different ways. CSP emphasizes broad computing concepts, creativity, and societal ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Berkmar High course aims to show computer science is for everybody

Berkmar High School senior Iman Alston encountered a problem. The 17-year-old Gwinnett County student, bright smile and braces, created an image on a computer of a girl selling lemonade, but she ...
Seattle Times

Expansion of AP computer science draws more girls and minorities

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 ...
MyCentralJersey

These are the most popular AP courses | College Connection

More than 81,000 New Jersey high school students took AP exams last year, recognizing their importance in the college application process. According to statistics from College Board, AP courses are ...
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Demand for computer science graduates continues to outpace supply.

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The College Board launched the AP Computer Science Principles (AP CSP) course in 2016 with the goal of diversifying the computer science pipeline and encouraging more students of ...
USA Today

Female, minority students took AP computer science in record numbers

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 ...