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PBS to Present “Spotlight Education,” A Special Week of Programming Featuring Reports About America’s Students and New Models of Learning, September 12-17

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For updates on the programming, follow #SpotlightEduPBS and #amgrad on Twitter. A thought-provoking documentary about how families, educators and leaders in diverse rural communities are working to get their youngest children on track toward graduating from high school in 2027. Monday, September 12: 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. THE ADDRESS.

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Girls Who Code Founder Awarded McGraw Education Prize

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Girls Who Code 's Reshma Saujani Twitter: @reshmasaujani In 1995, women made up about 40 percent of the computing workforce. We’re on track to achieve gender parity in entry-level computer science jobs by 2027. When you started Girls Who Code, did you know what the relevant numbers of women in computer science were? And we have that.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

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Nevertheless, computer science education, along with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) continued to be promoted this year, often framed as something students should pursue instead of “ liberal arts.” “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February.