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Jim RosicaDecember 3, 2015

A Senate panel has cleared a bill that would classify computer coding as a “foreign language” for purposes of getting high school credit. The PreK-12 Education Committee approved the legislation (SB 468) on Thursday. The measure is sponsored by state Sen. Jeremy Ring, a former Yahoo! executive. Ring, a Margate Democrat, made clear his bill would not force […]

Jim RosicaOctober 8, 2015

State Sen. Jeremy Ring, a former Yahoo! executive, Thursday filed legislation that would classify “computer coding” as a foreign language for high school students. The bill (SB 468) would also require high school students applying for Florida Bright Future college scholarships to have earned computer coding credits. The two-page bill says “high schools must provide […]

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Senate panel OKs classifying computer coding as “foreign language”

Can computer coding be a “foreign language”? Lawmaker thinks so