More states are requiring students to take a foundational computer science class to graduate—employing a powerful policy lever to bridge long-standing gender, racial, and socioeconomic gaps in course ...

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 ...

Stereotypes about what boys and girls supposedly like aren’t hard to find. Toy advertisements send signals that science and electronic toys are intended for boys rather than girls. Computer scientists ...

When it comes to introducing more city girls to their inner techie, the Department of Education is starting to crack a complex code. Thanks to the DOE’s campaign to pivot more female students toward ...

North Carolina is launching a new campaign aimed at getting more girls to take computer science classes and eventually go into computer science careers. North Carolina is launching a new campaign ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- A recent Bureau of Labor Statistics report revealed computer science research jobs will grow 19 percent by 2026. Yet nationally, women only earn 18 percent of computer science ...

(TNS) — Growing up, Chantel Parnell would round up all the kids in her neighborhood to hold "school" on her front lawn. Toting a chalkboard and her clipboard, she'd teach her neighbor-students ...

U.S. innovation depends on getting more girls in computer science classes and careers--here's how to encourage more participation The nation needs to engage more minorities and girls in computer ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More female students are taking and passing Advanced Placement (AP) computer science exams, according to the Department of Education (DOE). The number of female students who ...

Nov. 22 (UPI) --Gender stereotypes are not only pervasive, but they can also contribute to the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and math-related careers, according to a study published ...

The state of Paraíba is located in the Northeast of Brazil, a region where investments in science and technology are scarce, and the infrastructure in education is somehow precarious. Among the five ...

Allison Master receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the U. S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not ...