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In the article Get ‘em While They’re Young: The Hearts and Minds of Coding and Data Science, The Huffington Post shared shocking statistics regarding computer education in U.S. schools, only 10% of which teach children to code. The U.S. is trailing behind countries such as Britain, Estonia, France and Vietnam, all of which make coding a mandatory part of their curricula. This dearth of opportunities could help explain why fewer than 1% of high school girls foresee themselves entering careers in computer science.
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