2022 State of Computer Science Report Highlights South Carolina’s Achievements

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Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance have released the 2022 State of Computer Science Education: Understanding our National Imperative. Published annually, the report provides the most comprehensive analysis of national progress in computer science education, featuring national and state-level policy and implementation data.

“In South Carolina, we’ve made great strides in advancing computer science in our schools and classrooms,” said State Superintendent of Education Molly Spearman. “This year, we’re celebrating another year of top national ranking, with 93 percent of high schools offering computer science. We want to thank the teachers, students, school districts, parents, computer science advocates and lawmakers who helped make this happen. South Carolina is proud to support computer science education and prepare students for future careers.”

South Carolina has adopted seven of the nine policies recommended by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition. These policies support computer science education in our schools. States that have adopted more of the nine policies have a greater percentage of high schools teaching computer science.

South Carolina also leads the nation in the number of girls enrolled in computer science, with females representing 46.9 percent. In fact, more girls are taking computer science courses in South Carolina K-12 schools than in Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Louisiana combined.

The 2022 State of Computer Science Education report was released during this year’s CSEdCon, a national computer science education summit. Superintendent Spearman received an award during the September event in recognition of South Carolina’s work to promote and advance computer science education.

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