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The article discuses the initiative Computer Science for All announced by U.S. President Barack Obama that aims to give every student an opportunity to learn computer science. Topics tackled are the proposals of leaders of the Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance, the challenges to computer science education in states and territories including funding and the growing number of teachers, and the need for programs to broaden participation in computing.

A reprint of the article "The Danger of Requiring Computer Science in K-12 Schools," which appeared as a blog post on "Communications" magazine's website at http://cacm.acm.org/blogs/blog-cacm, is presented. Topics discussed include the ramifications of making computer science (CS) a required subject for U.S. schoolchildren, insufficient number of CS teachers, and concerns about a higher CS standard's impact on special education students. Requiring CS courses in higher education is also cited.