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Students To Begin Learning Computer Science In Schools

Last updated on Wednesday, March 21, 2018

(INDIANAPOLIS) - Starting in 2021 students as young as five years old will be learning more than just reading and writing in school.

Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed a bill into law will require computer science to be offered in public schools beginning in Kindergarten.

The new law is part of a bigger workforce development effort spearheaded by the governor and aimed at training young people for skilled jobs in the future.

The state is also creating a grant fund to help districts shoulder the cost but there's currently no money in it and it's unclear how much they will have to help.

State lawmakers say they will discuss that next year when they craft the new state budget.

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