EdSurge

College Board Hopes to Broaden Access to Coding With New ‘AP Computer Science Principles’ Course

AP Computer Science is getting a facelift—or rather, an entirely new face. The College Board has announced that this fall it will launch a new Advanced Placement course in computer science: AP ...
Black Enterprise

AP Computer Science Principles Paves the Way to STEM Success

It’s Computer Science Education Week—and there’s probably no better time to look at where we are as a nation in accomplishing our computer science goals. “When the National Science Foundation ...
Yahoo Finance

CodeMonkey’s AP Computer Science Principles (CSP) Course Approved by the College Board

SAN FRANCISCO, June 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CodeMonkey, a leading provider of gamified coding education for K-12 students, is proud to announce the launch of its brand-new Advanced Placement (AP) ...
Seattle Times

Expansion of AP computer science draws more girls and minorities

Ten years ago, girls were so scarce in high school computer science classes that the number of female students taking Advanced Placement tests in that subject could be counted on one hand in nine ...
Colorado Public Radio

Girls are cracking code and breaking stereotypes in this Denver high school’s AP computer science class

Van “Kendy” Nguyen, 16, didn’t know anything about computer science. Gradi Kabeya, 17, hadn’t done any coding before but said computer science seemed cool and useful. Hazel Ochoa, 16, had dabbled in ...
Business Insider

Facebook and Apple are backing a new course that gives kids college credit for learning to code — and it's the fastest-growing AP course ever

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Education Week

Participation in AP Computer Science Principles Grows Again

Since its launch, AP Computer Science Principles has become one of the most dramatically expanding AP courses, increasing access for both underrepresented minorities and female students to the field ...
TechCrunch

Code.org is drastically increasing the number of underrepresented minorities taking AP computer science

Code.org, which started offering an advanced placement computer science principles this school year in partnership with The College Board, could more than double the number of underrepresented ...
USA Today

Female, minority students took AP computer science in record numbers

SAN FRANCISCO — Female, black and Latino students took Advanced Placement computer science courses in record numbers, and rural student participation surged this year, as the College Board attracted ...
ABC7

Bonita High senior earns rare perfect score on AP computer science exam

LA VERNE, Calif. (KABC) -- A Southern California senior has earned a rare perfect score on his Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles exam. Nathan Kwan attends Bonita High in La Verne. He ...
Education Week

Make Computer Science a Graduation Requirement, Says College Board

The nonprofit that oversees the Advanced Placement exams is endorsing the idea that computer science should be a high school graduation requirement. And it’s prepared to put funding behind it. The ...