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Explainer: what it will take to make computer science education available in all schools
This article was written by Marie desJardins New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio recently announced that the city is investing US$81 million to establish ... -
Are you afraid of technology? You shouldn’t be
This article was written by Michael Cowling Nary a week goes by that doesn’t see a new mainstream media story on the dangers of ... -
Lower test scores for students who use computers often in school, 31-country study finds
In top-performing nations, teachers, not students, use technology This article was written by Jill Barshay For those of us who worry that Google might ... -
NYC sets 2026 deadline for universal computer science — but what’s being done until then?
How to help public schools close tech gap before mayor’s 2026 deadline This article was written by Anant Agarwal There’s a great divide ... -
Should computer-assisted teaching expand its reach to more states?
This article was written by Nichole Dobo Photo: Andra Cernavskis The nation’s second-smallest state joins the growing list of those who expect technology to ... -
More schools have modern Internet and computers. What are they doing with them?
This article was written by Nichole Dobo At the Arlington Independent School District in Texas, school leaders aren’t just interested in if teachers are ... -
Teaching with tech: could iBooks Author spark an education revolution?
This article was written by David Glance, University of Western Australia Late last week, Apple announced the launch of a new piece of software, iBooks ... -
How to teach science and computing in the age of big data
This article was written by Tara Murphy, University of Sydney and James Curran, University of Sydney Earlier this week, Senator Chris Evans announced A$5 million ... -
How technology can open up South Africa’s universities
This article was written by Craig Blewett, University of KwaZulu-Natal There are two revolutions happening in South Africa’s universities. One is very public and hard ... -
Outdated exams are holding children back – not computers in the classroom
This article was writtenn by James Stanfield, Newcastle University and Angelika Strohmayer, Newcastle University A recent report has confirmed that simply increasing the number and ...