The Harvard Crimson

CS50 Forays Into High School Computer Science with AP Pilot

CS50, one of the largest courses at the College, is adding high school education to its sizeable portfolio of computer science course offerings. The new arm of the course, dubbed “CS50 AP” and ...
EdSurge

College Board Hopes to Broaden Access to Coding With New ‘AP Computer Science Principles’ Course

AP Computer Science is getting a facelift—or rather, an entirely new face. The College Board has announced that this fall it will launch a new Advanced Placement course in computer science: AP ...
Colorado Public Radio

Girls are cracking code and breaking stereotypes in this Denver high school’s AP computer science class

Van “Kendy” Nguyen, 16, didn’t know anything about computer science. Gradi Kabeya, 17, hadn’t done any coding before but said computer science seemed cool and useful. Hazel Ochoa, 16, had dabbled in ...
USA Today

Female, minority students took AP computer science in record numbers

SAN FRANCISCO — Female, black and Latino students took Advanced Placement computer science courses in record numbers, and rural student participation surged this year, as the College Board attracted ...
Seattle Times

Expansion of AP computer science draws more girls and minorities

Ten years ago, girls were so scarce in high school computer science classes that the number of female students taking Advanced Placement tests in that subject could be counted on one hand in nine ...