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NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – A new report gives New Mexico high marks for improving access to computer science education. The Computer Science Teachers Association, the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance, and code.org have released the 2021 State of Computer Science Education: Accelerating Action Through Advocacy report.

The report cited several improvements in New Mexico, including the fact that 44% of public high schools offered a basic computer science course in 2020-2021, compared to 32% the previous year and 23% the previous year. Additionally, 63% of high school students in the state attended a school that offered computer science in 2020-2021.

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