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Senate committee advances bill requiring one computer science course for ninth-graders
Summary
A Senate committee voted to give a do-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 2535, which would require ninth-grade cohorts beginning in the 2728 school year to complete at least one computer science course or an industry-aligned CTE class with embedded computer science; committee discussion addressed schools' capacity to offer the course.
A Senate committee voted to give a do-pass recommendation to Senate Bill 2535, which would require students beginning with the ninth-grade class in the 2728 school year to complete at least one computer science course or an industry-aligned career and technical education (CTE) class with embedded computer science.
Senator Johnson, who explained the bill to the committee, said the measure is intended to increase access to computing skills for all students. "We see that across all fields, technology is being integrated…
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