In AP Computer Science Principles, they learn Java Script and how to prototype problems, ... Kabeya created an app for colleges to help them choose students according to certain parameters.

More than 29,700 female students took an AP computer science exam in 2017, a 135% increase from 2016 and a dramatic increase from the 2,600 female students that took the AP Computer Science exam ...

In a bid to engage more U.S. high school students in computer science, the College Board introduced a new Advanced Placement (AP) course in 2016: Computer Science Principles, which explores a ...

AP Computer Science Principles, or CSP, launched nationally in fall 2016. Advertisement. A College Board video promoting the course made explicit appeals to underrepresented students.

AP Computer Science Principles stemmed from a conversation between Janice Cuny, program director for broadening participation and education in computing, and the College Board.

They found that in schools that offered AP CSP, schools reported on average an additional 16 computer science exams taken each year. These test-takers are a more diverse group than before, with ...

Seattle-based Code.org found that in 2017, a record number of women and minorities took the Advanced Placement computer science exams.

While the numbers of students taking Advanced Placement computer science exams skyrocketed in 2014, participation for many groups of students remained low, an <i>Education Week</i> analysis shows.

Amazon is making a $15 million donation to Code.org to help the Seattle nonprofit launch a new Advanced Placement computer science programming course aimed at underrepresented groups of students ...