If you had to increase the amount of people globally - especially young people - working on and creating tech, how would you do it?
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Replying to @sriramk
Make CS a core part of every school curriculum, just like Math & Science. Kids should take it every single year.
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Replying to @abarrallen @sriramk
This is what @Codeorg is doing at scale, reaching 60 million students and counting.1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes -
Yep, how close do you think we are to getting it as mandatory curriculum in public schools?
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Ali Partovi Retweeted Hadi Partovi
We’re getting closer with time. Note stepping stones: having CS satisfy existing math/CS reqs; standards for courses & teacher credentials; funding for courses. See last week’s progress report from my brother,
@codeorg CEO:https://twitter.com/hadip/status/1415844428762148866?s=21 …Ali Partovi added,
Hadi PartoviVerified account @hadipThe@codeorg Advocacy Coalition has had a flurry of success among US states who are helping make computer science part of the K-12 curriculum, as part if the “new normal” of education post-pandemic. In California, there’s $20M new funding for CS…. /1 https://twitter.com/codeorg/status/1415371861014192129 …Show this thread2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
3 of 50 states already mandate computer science for every student: South Carolina, Arkansas, and Nevada. This is a complex issue, and before advocating for it in every state there are many pieces to think through and local supports needed.
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