America's Computer Science Problem

Coded by Kids AMERICA'S COMPUTER SCIENCE PROBLEM Changing Lives Through Technology www.codedbykids.com 150,000 new computing jobs will need to be filled per year for the next 10 years.' By 2018, there will be nearly as many job openings requiring computer computer science knowledge than qualified applicants.? 3 x Less than 1/4 of U.S. students have access to rigorous computer science courses. 9 out of 10u.s. schools don't offer computer programming classes. As of 2011 less than 5% of U.S. high schools offered the advanced placement test in computer science. 1. http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/14/tech/innovation/computer-science-teals 2. http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2013/01/29/computer-science-education-estonia-skype-stanford/1758579/ 3. http://www.teachforamerica.org/blogistems-most-overlooked-subject-computer-science 4. http://code.org/stats