SPRINGFIELD – In honor of Computer Science Education Week, the Illinois Department of Innovation & Technology is encouraging educators, families, and businesses to support exploration and demonstrate that computer science is foundational for problem solving and critical skill building December 5th through the 11th. In conjunction with CS Education Week, the annual Hour of Code is being celebrated, which is a global movement introducing tens of millions of students worldwide to computer science, inspiring them to learn. The Hour of Code began as a one-hour coding challenge to give students an introduction to computer science and has become a global event. Computer science is an essential skill in the modern job market, with many scholarships dedicated to this area of study.
“As the economies of our state and our country grow and change, computer science skills will be more vital than ever for students graduating into this new reality,” said Governor JB Pritzker.
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