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Chicago Public Schools Promoting Computer Science to Core Subject

Posted by Unknown on Monday December 9, 2013 @01:03PM from the haskell-hacking-teenagers dept.

dmiller1984 writes "The Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest public school system in the United States, announced a five-year plan today that would add at least one computer science course to every CPS high school, and elevate computer science to a core requirement instead of an elective. CPS announced this through a partnership with code.org, stating that the non-profit would provide free curriculum, professional development, and stipends for teachers."

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Re:PC-free households by dmiller1984 · 2013-12-09 13:59 · Score: 4, Interesting

I teach CS and my students never have homework. One of the benefits of a CS class is the flipped model that allows most, if not all, of the work to be completed in class.