A way to diversify tech? Treat computer class like math - SFGate

Similar Articles Added Earlier

• Growing push to expose more students to computer science

  MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — Moving her finger over the laptop trackpad, 6-year-old Lauren Meek drags and drops a block of code to build a set of instructions. She clicks the "run" button and watches as the character moves through a maze. She then pumps her fist in excitement. "Yes! This is so easy,"...

• Harvard launches 'virtual classroom' for students anywhere

  BOSTON (AP) — The newest classroom at Harvard's business school has no desks or chairs. Instead, the professor teaches facing a towering digital screen that stretches from wall to wall, filled with the live video feeds of up to 60 students tuned in from their computers. In the futuristic classroom...

• Petition · Make Computer Science count in California #CSinCA #MakeCSCount · Change.org

  In California, unlike most states, computer science is only an elective. This discourages students from taking it and schools from teaching it. California ought to be a leader in computer science.  Make CS count in California and let all our kids have access to this foundational field. While...

• For 1st time, MIT's free online classes can lead to degree - SFGate

  In a pilot project announced Wednesday, students will be able to take a semester of free online courses in one of MIT's graduate programs and then, if they pay a "modest fee" of about $1,500 and pass an exam, they will earn a MicroMaster's credential, the school said. The new credential represents...

• Southern California college dean resigns amid racial issues

  CLAREMONT, Calif. (AP) — The dean of students at a small Southern California college resigned Thursday after protests linked to racial concerns on campus. Mary Spellman, who held the position at Claremont McKenna College since 2010, announced her resignation in an email to students. "I believe it...