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OKLAHOMA CITY – In releasing the first public draft of academic standards for computer science, the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) moves the state closer to joining only nine other states in the nation with computer science standards and only two others with grade-specific expectations.

“Coding is not only a universal language of the future, it is an art. Computer science is quickly becoming a field that affects every other discipline, from heath and medicine to agribusiness and finance,” said Joy Hofmeister, State Superintendent of Public Instruction. “Today’s competitive educa...