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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students. magnet program where half of the students in the pilot will come from.

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University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Davenport, a freshman computer science major from Washington Township, New Jersey is the first facilitator for a new computer science “Accelerate Tech” pilot program that has been incorporated into the Saturday school programming at Earlington Heights Elementary School.

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UW Gets Google Gift to Diversify Computer Science Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Washington (UW) and Google have announced a $400,000 gift from the tech giant that will go towards efforts to diversify the field of K-12 computer science education. Computer science is one of America’s most critical fields. It ' s also among the fastest growing. According to Dr. Amy J.

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Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science

Inside Higher Ed

Image: HEIDELBERG, Germany—Every September, a critical mass of the world’s most decorated computer scientists and mathematicians gathers in the warm microclimate here. “The half-life of knowledge in computer science is quite short. ” said Barbara Liskov, MIT Institute Professor of computer science.

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The 5 subjects proven to give undergrads the best wage premium

University Business

Despite declining higher education enrollment rates beginning in 2010, undergraduate degrees in engineering and computer science are continuing to see substantial growth most likely due to the high lifetime wage earnings they promise, according to a new study published by Sage Journals.

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Higher Education forecast for 2023

Kortext University Leaders' Blog

With the door to 2022 shut firmly behind us, it’s time to step off the doorstep, out into the open that is 2023 and explore four things that we think will be on the horizon for higher education in 2023. The student loan repayment term will also be extended to 40 years for new borrowers from September 2023. Augar Report.

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Why AI is about to become an integral part of higher education

University Business

With every technological innovation comes the need to educate the next generation of students to ensure they can apply those skills to their future careers. In the 70s, it was the computer as it became more available to students and schools. Then came Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.