CEOs Push AI and Computer Science as a Grad Requirement

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In an article reporting on CEOs’ advocacy to mandate AI and computer science classes in high schools, Axios cited a  by ºÚÁÏ´óÊ researchers detailing the benefits of computer science courses at the high school level.

The study, authored by Assistant Professor in ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Policy Jing Liu, economics Ph.D. candidate Cameron Conrad and Associate Professor in ºÚÁÏ´óÊÂ Policy David Blazar, found that students who were exposed to a high-quality computer science class in high school earn 8% higher salaries at age 24 than their peers, regardless of their career choice or whether or not they attend college.