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A student sits at his computer at Kratzer Elementary School in Allentown, Pennsylvania, US, April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Hannah Beier
July 15 (Reuters) – Governors from all 50 U.S. states have pledged to fund a computer science curriculum in more schools after hundreds of executives including Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates sent a letter this week saying encourage action.
The effort, announced Thursday by the National Governors Association, is organized by Seattle-based non-profit Code.org, which aims to provide computer science to students and help them find careers in technology.
Executives in their letter called on governors to update the school curriculum in each state to give students in each school access to computer science education.
“When I was 13, computer science changed the course of my life. I was really lucky to have access to a computer earlier. I hope this initiative will give every student the same opportunity, “said Bill Gates in a tweet earlier this year. week.
The governors signed the ‘Compact To Expand K-12 Computer Science Education’, which pledges to expand access to computer science education through various strategies including funding and increasing participation from traditional populations lacking in service.
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Reporting by Mrinalika Roy of Bengaluru and Jeffrey Dastin of New York; Edited by Shailesh Kuber
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