Board of Education expands access to computer science education

SACRAMENTO – The California Board of Education recently approved a comprehensive set of kindergarten to 12th grade computer science standards for California’s teachers, students, parents and communities.

These standards give clarity to teachers and administrators about how they should think about K-12 computer science education and provide guidance to districts and schools about what subjects schools should offer. There are more than 74,000 open computing jobs in California and less than half of its schools offer the subject.

The California Computer Science Standards emphasize the skills in pr...