The White House has unveiled a $ 4bn programme aimed at offering computer science courses to K-12 ( 17 to 19-year - old ) students . The programme reflects the longer - term effort to address the shortage of cyber experts in government . ‘ Computer Science for All ’ aims at incorporating computer science principles into the existing curriculum . Positively , in the past three years , 17 states have changed their legislation to make computer science mandatory towards high school graduation . This new initiative is now about integrating computer science into every school , and onto the curriculum as early as possible .
The White House has unveiled a $4bn programme aimed at offering computer science courses to K-12 (17 to 19-year-old) students. The move reflects the longer-term effort to counter the shortage of cyber experts in government. ‘Computer Science for All’ aims at incorporating computer science principles into the existing curriculum. Positively, in the past three years, 17 states have changed their legislation to make computer science count towards high school graduation. This new initiative is now about getting computer science into every school, and onto the curriculum as early as possible.