By Sandy Fitzgerald, Newsmax
Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey says the nation’s students aren’t prepared for the more than 140,000 computer science jobs that become available every year, so he is pushing for a bill requiring U.S. schools to make computer courses part of their core curricula. “We’re not getting enough young people involved in this course of study,” Casey said Tuesday during a rollout of the Computer Science Education Act. According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Casey spoke at the Pittsburgh Science and Technology Academy, a public magnet school. Casey, who introduced the bill, said the Senate will probably debate the issue in upcoming weeks, with lawmakers working on a rewrite of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The computer bill offers grants to states and schools to help them expand their high school computer science offerings.
http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/computer-courses-directive/2011/11/02/id/416512
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