The Brown Daily Herald

Percentage Project showcases experiences of underrepresented students in computer science

As soon as Percentage Project President and Co-Founder Stephanie Tang first stepped into her AP computer science class, she realized she was the only female student in her grade. The lack of diversity ...
Phys.org

New AP computer science course drives surge in participation among underrepresented students

In a bid to engage more U.S. high school students in computer science, the College Board introduced a new Advanced Placement (AP) course in 2016: Computer Science Principles, which explores a range of ...
Education Week

AP’s Newest Computer Science Course Has Attracted More Diverse Students

Encouraging students to pursue higher-level science, technology, engineering, and math courses requires deliberate planning, especially for those students historically underrepresented in those fields ...
Colorado Public Radio

Girls are cracking code and breaking stereotypes in this Denver high school’s AP computer science class

Van “Kendy” Nguyen, 16, didn’t know anything about computer science. Gradi Kabeya, 17, hadn’t done any coding before but said computer science seemed cool and useful. Hazel Ochoa, 16, had dabbled in ...
Business Wire

Amazon Donates $15 Million to Code.org to Create New Equity-Minded Advanced Placement Computer Science Curriculum to Help High School Students in Underserved Communities Excel ...

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced a $15 million donation from Amazon Future Engineer to nonprofit Code.org to support the development and launch of a new equity-minded ...