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Assembly panel votes to advance bill requiring high schools to adopt computer science course plans
Summary
The Assembly Education Committee advanced AB 887, a bill that would require every California public high school to adopt a plan to offer at least one computer science course by the 2029–30 school year.
The Assembly Education Committee advanced AB 887 on a 6‑vote committee roll call after author Assemblymember Phil Berman urged members to restore “computer science for all.” The bill would require school districts and charter schools to adopt a plan ensuring each public high school offers at least one computer science course by the 2029–30 school year, using a phased implementation and several flexibility measures.
The bill’s author, Assemblymember Phil Berman, said California is falling behind other states in ensuring equitable access to computer science and described a multi‑year, phased approach intended to give districts time to implement the requirement. He told the committee the measure is meant to “restore California as a leader” and…
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