In fall 2016, the College Board launched a new Advanced Placement course called AP Computer Science Principles, an introductory class about the quickly evolving and indispensable world of computer ...

Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology had FIVE students with perfect scores in Computer Science A (AP CSA) in 2017, the most for any school in a single STEM subject. Not only did ...

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 ...

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 ...

GREENWICH — Brunswick School’s computer science department has aced several Advanced Placement top-score achievements — with two students who each attained a perfect score. Ryan Kulsakdinun earned a ...

Diversity is not one of the tech industry’s strongest suits, but Seattle-based Code.org sees hints this could change in coming years: In 2017, a record number of women and underrepresented minorities ...

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 ...

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 ...

More girls are taking the annual AP computer science exam, but boys still outnumber girls when it comes to taking the test. In fact, fewer than 10 girls took the May 2016 exam in eight states, and not ...

>> FROM A YOUNG AGE, I’VE BEEN REALLY INTO PUZZLES. >> WITH A LOVE OF PROBLEM SOLVING AND SOME SERIOUS SKILLS IT’S SAFE TO SAY 17-YEAR-OLD NAYSA BHARGAVA IS A WHIZ KID. THE VISTA DEL LAGO HIGH SCHOOL ...

A senior at Vista del Lago High School in Folsom, Naysa Bhargava said she read the email in September to her father filled with shock and excitement. She forwarded it to her mother: She received a ...