I'll be curious to know what secondary teachers think of this STEM bill introduced on Thursday night in the Virginia House of Delegates by Del. Patrick Hope.
Summary as introduced:
Advanced studies diploma; foreign language requirements; technical programming or design language. Requires the Board of Education, in establishing course and credit requirements for a high school diploma, to provide that the three standard units of credit in foreign language required to graduate with an advanced studies diploma may be satisfied by completing two years of one foreign language and two years of one technical programming or design language approved by the Board.
Full text of proposed revision to § 22.1-253.13:4 Part D.
9. Provide that the three standard units of credit in foreign language required to graduate with an advanced studies diploma may be satisfied by completing (i) three years of one foreign language, (ii) two years each of two foreign languages, or (iii) two years of one foreign language and two years of one technical programming or design language approved by the Board.
See the Bill in the full context of Section 4 at
https://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?151+ful+HB2218
Yay! Glad to see that as a choice. Just hope we can find the teachers to provide more programming classes.
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