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Assembly committee advances bill to require all California high schools to offer computer science
Summary
The Assembly Education Committee voted to move AB 887 to appropriations after testimony from the bill uthor, students, teachers and education officials about teacher shortages, implementation timelines and state data gaps.
Assemblymember Berman urged the Assembly Education Committee to pass AB 887, a measure that would require every California public high school to adopt a plan to offer at least one computer science course by the 2029—.20 30 school year. Berman said the requirement is a phased approach with flexibility for districts and charter schools and argued the state is falling behind other states in ensuring access to computer science.
The bill's sponsor emphasized workforce and equity reasons for the measure. "California is the birthplace of technology," Assemblymember Berman said. "Far too many students grow up in the shadows of tech companies, yet do not have the opportunity to learn the skills that they would need to maybe one day work at those tech companies in their own communities." He asked the committee for an I vote.
A high school teacher, Sandra James of Antelope High School, testified in support, describing how…
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