Here is some exciting news for Computer Science….

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION. The term ‘well-rounded education’ means courses, activities, and programming in subjects such as English, reading or language arts, writing, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography, computer science, music, career and technical education, health, physical education, and any other subject, as determined by the State or local educational agency, with the purpose of providing all students access to an enriched curriculum and educational experience.

The purpose of teaching computer science is NOT to make all students into programmers or engineers.  The purpose is to give students  the opportunity to learn about computer science so that they can be well-rounded consumers of technology.  If it whets their interests in computer science and they want to learn more…that’s fantastic!