Thursday, the Alabama State Board of Education unanimously approved a new K-12 digital literacy and computer science course requirement.
A committee of teachers, educational, technology and business specialists created a document outlining learning objectives. The courses are meant to help Alabama students compete in an increasingly technology-focused society.
“We actually are going to require computer science for high school graduation starting in the 2030s so this course of study will carry us through to that. And that’s why this was very important to get done,” Eric Mackey, state superintendent of education, said…