5 things to know about the future of Computer Science — from emmaus.patch.com by Peggy Heminitz
- Computer science is key to solving the world’s most crucial problems — environmental sustainability, poverty, hunger and homeland security.
- The U.S. Department of Labor predicts that computing-based jobs will be among the fastest-growing and highest-paying over the next decade.
- By the year 2018, there will be 1.4 million computer specialist jobs available, but only enough college graduates to fill a fraction of them.
- Kindergarten through grade 12 education has fallen behind in preparing students with the fundamental computer science knowledge they need for 21st century careers.
- Computer science needs more people and more diversity.