The Association for Computing Machinery released a 141 page report that they have been preparing over the past year to document K-12 to career pathways in Computer Science.

Overall it is a very positive report for all of the efforts that Alabama partners are pursuing. Alabama was one of five featured states in the study, And A+ College Ready is a partner in the efforts with the the Computer Science Department of the University of Alabama. The report and specific highlights for Alabama are below:

http://pathways.acm.org/ACM_pathways_report.pdf

  • Page 17: table listing the newly added high school Math elective for graduation in Alabama
  • Page 27: figure shows Alabama as 1 of 5 nationally recognized states for computer science education pathways
  • Pages 30-32: Detailed coverage
  • Pages 37-38: Alabama job availability and graduation statistics

The more general web page that overviews the creation of the report is at:

http://pathways.acm.org/

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