Math gap starts early and persists - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
The disparities in math achievement among California students in seventh grade were evident five years earlier, when they were in second grade. An obvious – and not surprising – implication, according to EdSource, which examined the data: To prepare students for algebra in eighth grade and a college degree in the sciences and engineering, focus [...]
Computer programming should qualify as foreign language for UC - by Robert Schwartz
In 2002, ten African American and 39 Latino students enrolled and declared a Computer or Information Sciences major at all of the University of California schools. Six years later, eight African American and 25 Latino students graduated with that degree, according to UC’s office of the President. There is clearly an opportunity gap for students [...]
