The district needed a standardized curriculum that created a pathway for students in earlier grades to gain and build on their skills in preparation for advanced computer science classes in high ...

The Advanced Placement Computer Science Principles class at Mineola High School was packed, because the district requires all 9th graders to take the course.

Nearly all schools have computer-based classes, but many don’t offer even foundational classes on programming, let alone advanced computing.

Half of the high schools in the Capital Region do not offer any computer science courses, according to a report that called for more “computational thinking” at all grade levels.