Two weeks after the official Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek, Dec. 6-12), led by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) to raise awareness about the computing field, the issue is still witnessing an unprecedented amount of coverage.  Today’s front pages of the New York Times Business Section and the Washington Post Metro Section feature articles referencing Computer Science Education Week’s role in the effort to lure more students into computer science courses and eventually the field.  The articles tap ACM CEO John White, Computer Science Teachers Association Executive Director Chris Stephenson and individuals with varying levels of contact with the computing industry, such as former U.S. Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and  Kira Lehtomaki from Walt Disney Animation Studios, who talk about the implications to the economy and innovation of ignoring the importance of this field.

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