Computer science teaches students how to meaningfully engage in an increasingly technology-driven world. Skills like computational and critical thinking can shape them into the creative thinkers and problem solvers we need in our future.

And with a more diverse industry, we can make sure technology reflects and represents our diverse society.

We have a problem with not only giving students access to computer science - but also making sure low-income students, students of color, and girls aren't excluded.

• Just 39% of high schools in California offer CS courses
• Of California's 1.9 million high school students, only 3% are enrolled in CS
• 60% of California’s high schoolers are Black, Latinx, and Native American/Alaskan Native students, but only 16% take AP Computer Science
• Less than 30% of the students taking CS courses are girls
• Only 36 Black Girls and 453 Latinx girls took AP CS

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