america’s untapped opportunity
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America’s Untapped Opportunity. Computer Science. Computer Science Students. The Job/Student Gap. 2%. Computing Jobs. All other math and science jobs. 60%. All other math and science students. 98%. 40%. Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Computers and software are changing everything…
…but the majority of schools don’t teach computer science:
Source: Gallup
90%parents want their child to
study computer science
40%of schools
teach computer programming
Source: Change the Equation
And students enjoy computer science and the arts the most
Our students should learn to code…
Some may think:
Our students should learn to code…
Our schools should teach computer science
Computer science education is on the rise…
Some may think:
Computer science education is on the rise…
Computer science education is recovering from a 10-year
decline
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
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MALE
Source: National Science Foundation, National Center for Education Statistics
Computer science graduates are on the rise again, but women are still underrepresented
Computer science is just about learning technology
Some may think:
Computer science is just about learning technology
Computer science is about logic, problem solving, and
creativity
Some may think:
First computer: 1943
First computer: 1943
Ada Lovelace
First computer program: 1843
Computer science is vocational
Some may think:
Computer science is vocational
Computer science is foundational
Some may think:
Technology affects every field:
Just like they learn about the digestive system, photosynthesis, or electricity.
Every 21st century student should have a chance to learn about algorithms, how to make
apps, or how the internet works.
The tech industry is desperately trying to hire computer
programmers in California
Some may think:
The tech every industry is desperately trying to hire computer programmers in
California everywhere
Source: Brookings
The value of a computer science education
500,000 current openings: These jobs are in every industry and every state, and they’re projected to
grow at twice the rate of all other jobs.
Computing jobs are the #1 source of new wages in the United States
This problem is about “STEM” (Science, Technology,
Engineering, and Math)…
Some may think:
Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Center for Education Statistics
71%of all new jobs in STEM are in
computing
8%of STEM graduates
are in computer science
The STEM problem is in computer science:
High school computer science
University computer science
Software workforce
Women who try AP Computer Science in high school are ten times more likely to major in it in college, and Black and Hispanic students are seven
times more likely.
Sources: College Board, National Center for Education Statistics, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Tech’s diversity problem starts in K-12 CS
Our state policies can help fix this picture…
Only 11 states have created K-12 computer science standards. Momentum is building, but we still have a long way to go.
The state of K-12 computer science standards
States with K-12 CS standards
States without K-12 CS standards
In 32 states plus DC, computer science can count towards high school graduation math or science requirements - up from 12 states in 2013.
CS can count for graduation in 34 states + DC
Computer science counts statewide
Computer science can count (school decides)
Computer science is an elective
And, in schools that teach computer science, enrollment is through the roof…
Source: Gallup
90%parents want their child to
study computer science
40%of schools
teach computer programming
But fundamentally, this is the picture we need to solve: