Educators warn of staffing shortfalls as Ohio modifies computer‑science graduation requirement
A substitute bill reduces the mandated computer‑science graduation requirement from a full unit to a half unit; superintendents support the goal but told the committee Ohio has only about 1,300 certified computer‑science teachers statewide and urged flexibility, partnerships, and investment in teacher preparation.
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The Senate Education Committee adopted a substitute that changes the computer‑science graduation requirement from a full credit to a half credit and preserves a pathway for students who take a full‑year computer‑science course to substitute that credit for certain math or science units.
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