Bill Would Require Schools To Make Computer Science Part Of Core Curriculum

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (11/1, Wereschagin) reports that a bill sponsored by Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-PA) "would offer competitive grants to states and schools to beef up their high school computer science offerings." Sen. Casey said "the Senate likely will debate the bill in coming weeks as lawmakers take up a rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act." The article notes that, according to the Joint Economic Committee, a House-Senate committee, "More than 140,000 computer science jobs become available each year, but fewer than 40,000 people graduate each year with bachelor's degrees in the subject."