computer science education

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a free Community Coding Day on Saturday, Dec. 4, to encourage members of the community to learn more about computer science education and innovations in Arkansas. The event will be held…

Forge Institute will be developing computer science curriculum for high schools as part of a partnership with the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) Through this partnership with the ADE Office of Computer Science, Forge Institute will create new computer networking…

This week I signed Senate Bill 107, which requires high school students to take at least one computer science course in order to graduate. This is a gigantic step forward among many steps that we’ve taken to advance computer science…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson took a victory lap on Tuesday, signing two bills key to his legislative agenda. During a televised press conference, he signed House Bill 1343 and Senate Bill 107 into law. House Bill 1343 will lower the retirement…

This year for the first time, enrollment in computer science courses topped 10,000, the sixth straight year enrollment has increased, and today I’d like to talk about what’s happening and what’s down the road. To be exact, the number of…

Enrollment in high school computer science classes has reached record highs.  Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced on Nov. 18 that 10,450 students are currently taking computer science classes across the state, which is an 847% increase from the 2014-2015 school year.…