Fewer than 5 percent of all New York City public school students study computer science, according to city officials. That means just a tiny fraction of these schoolchildren are learning the subjects of the future: computer programming, coding, robotics, and
Fewer than 5 percent of all New York City public school students study computer science, according to city officials. That means just a tiny fraction of these schoolchildren are learning the subjects of the future: computer programming, coding, robotics, and more.
A new initiative by the New York City government called Computer Science For All seeks to change this by delivering a computer science education to every public school student from kindergarten through 12th grade by 2025.
Liz DeBold, communications manager for the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, tells Opportunity Lives that nine out of 10 U.S. schools don’t offer computer-programming classes. And as of 2011, she notes, fewer than 5 percent of