Polishing Computer Science Image
High schools are not churning out enough students interested or skilled in computer science, according to David Patterson, the new president of the Association for Computing Machinery, a leading trade group for computer professionals.
High schools beset by tight budgets are cutting their computer science classes, and teacher training and certification is inadequate. That contributes to a shortage of computer scientists. What's more, Patterson says high schoolers aren't all that interested in computer science because it has an image problem.
