Ten years ago, girls were so scarce in high school computer science classes that the number of female students taking Advanced Placement tests in that subject could be counted on one hand in nine ...

Two Beaverton students were among just 112 worldwide to achieve perfection on the Advanced Placement computer science exam in 2017, the test maker announced. Scoring a 5 on AP's five-point scale is an ...

Encouraging students to pursue higher-level science, technology, engineering, and math courses requires deliberate planning, especially for those students historically underrepresented in those fields ...

The pool of test-takers for the Advanced Placement computer science exam is still overwhelmingly white and male, according to data from the College Board, which administers the AP tests. The number of ...

Which AP computer science book is best? Almost everything in the world, from our careers to our health to our entertainment, depends on computers and technology, so a career in computer science will ...

More girls are taking the annual AP computer science exam, but boys still outnumber girls when it comes to taking the test. In fact, fewer than 10 girls took the May 2016 exam in eight states, and not ...

Female, black and Latino student participation in Advanced Placement computer science exams has more than doubled in the past year, helped by the introduction of an AP course designed to introduce ...

In a bid to engage more U.S. high school students in computer science, the College Board introduced a new Advanced Placement (AP) course in 2016: Computer Science Principles, which explores a range of ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 9.1% of Black people hold computer and math related jobs. Milwaukee Excellence Charter School Principal Lita Mallett says her goal is to give all ...

More girls than ever took the Advanced Placement computer science exam this year, according to an analysis by Seattle nonprofit code.org. This year, 29,708 girls took an AP computer science exam, an ...