Last week we report that the Florida Senate was due to vote on whether coding classes should be allowed to count for foreign language classes . This week we can report that the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal , and the new legislation will take effect in the 2018 - 19 school year . Critics of the ruling are concerned that there is no budget requirement to provide computers to Florida classrooms that do not already have them , and the possibility that students will no longer opt to take “ real ” foreign language classes .
Last week we reported that the Florida Senate was due to vote on whether coding classes should be allowed to count for foreign language credits. This week we can report that the Senate voted overwhelmingly in favour of the proposal, and the new measure will take effect in the 2018-19 school year. Critics of the ruling are concerned that there is no budget allocation to provide computers to Florida classrooms that do not already have them, and the possibility that students will no longer opt to take “real” foreign language classes.