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    Tens Of Thousands More Women And Minorities Are Taking Computer Science

    The Advanced Placement program has scored a win for diversity with the help of Silicon Valley.
    by Anya Kamenetz Jul 31, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: LA Johnson/NPR

    U.S. high schools got a high-tech update this past school year. Not by federal fiat or by state law, but largely at the hand of independent nonprofits, including one founded by twin brothers less than five years ago.

    The College Board last fall introduced a new course and exam called AP Computer Science Principles. Eight years in the planning, it was the largest such course launch in history. While the existing AP Computer Science course focuses on the Java programming language, the new course is billed as a creative exploration of real-world problems.

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