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U.S. states must broaden participation while expanding access to computer science education

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Communications of the ACM, Volume 63, Issue 12

Pages 22 - 25

https://doi.org/10.1145/3430375

Published: 17 November 2020 Publication History

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Incorporating equity and inclusion in the effort toward access for everyone.

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December 2020

92 pages

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DOI:10.1145/3437360

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