Participation rates for Advanced Placement science exams —specifically physics and computer science—have risen sharply over the last year, according to data released Sept. 3 by the College Board. The ...

In one state, Montana, no female, African-American, or Hispanic student participated, an Education Week analysis of AP data found. Of the 34 AP subject exams administered in 2014, computer science ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- More female students are taking and passing Advanced Placement (AP) computer science exams, according to the Department of Education (DOE). The number of female students who ...

Educators were cheering over newly released results from the College Board showing significant increases in the number of females, Latino and African-American students who took either the Advanced ...

In a bid to engage more U.S. high school students in computer science, the College Board introduced a new Advanced Placement (AP) course in 2016: Computer Science Principles, which explores a range of ...

A BUG IN THE SYSTEM: Remember 2014, when reports revealed that three states--Mississippi, Montana, and Wyoming--had no girls take the 2013 A.P. Computer Science exam? Looks like there have been a few ...

More girls than ever took the Advanced Placement computer science exam this year, according to an analysis by Seattle nonprofit code.org. This year, 29,708 girls took an AP computer science exam, an ...

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, only 9.1% of Black people hold computer and math related jobs. Milwaukee Excellence Charter School Principal Lita Mallett says her goal is to give all ...

Female, black and Latino student participation in Advanced Placement computer science exams has more than doubled in the past year, helped by the introduction of an AP course designed to introduce ...

More girls are taking the annual AP computer science exam, but boys still outnumber girls when it comes to taking the test. In fact, fewer than 10 girls took the May 2016 exam in eight states, and not ...