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December 29, 2015 12:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/jcYbfDsLIF8/us-dept-of-ed-english-history-and-civics-teachers-good-enough-for-cs-class
US Dept. of Ed: English, History, and Civics Teachers Good Enough For CS Class
theodp writes: In A New Chapter for Computer Science Education, the U.S. Department of Education explained earlier this month that the federal STEM Education Act of 2015 'provides an unprecedented opportunity to fully leverage federal resources' to address large gaps in students' participation in Advanced Placement (AP) computer science classes based on gender and race. "In three states," lamented the DOE, "not a single female student took the AP computer science exam" (that only 8 boys took the AP CS exam in those same 3 states was apparently not a concern). And the DOE has good news for those hoping to tap Title I and II funds for CS, but don't have any computer science teachers. "A background in math or science isn't necessarily a requirement to teach CS," explains the Dept. of Ed, "as disciplines like English, history and civics can also provide a solid foundation for teaching CS concepts."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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