Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In fall 2016, the College Board launched a new Advanced Placement course called AP Computer Science Principles, an introductory ...

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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 ...

Last year, the College Board piloted a new Advanced Placement course in computer science: AP Computer Science Principles, a program that the organization hoped would engage more females and students ...

The nonprofit that oversees the Advanced Placement exams is endorsing the idea that computer science should be a high school graduation requirement. And it’s prepared to put funding behind it. The ...

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 ...

AP Computer Science is getting a facelift—or rather, an entirely new face. The College Board has announced that this fall it will launch a new Advanced Placement course in computer science: AP ...

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 ...