Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: I helped write UCLA’s high school data science course. This is what our critics miss

To the editor: As a co-author of the UCLA high school data science course maligned by UC Davis professor Norman Matloff in his Times op-ed article, I agree with him that data science is a field in ...
EdSource

All students need to learn data science

February 5, 2026 - Fresno Unified invested $30 million in services that go beyond traditional academics, from housing assistance to music production and lunchtime sports. We live in a world driven by ...
The Hechinger Report

Calculating the value of data science classes

Alicia Bettencourt, a data science teacher at Hueneme High School, helps a student with an assignment. Bettencourt is one of eight educators teaching data science classes at Oxnard Union High School ...
Education Week

With Data Science in Demand, This State Is Infusing Instruction With It

Data science skills are becoming increasingly relevant and important for all jobs, according to experts. To get students ready for those careers, more states are adding data science programs to the ...
The Bulletin

Data science v algebra II: Educators debate what math classes high school students need

OXNARD, Calif. — On a Wednesday morning in December, Dale Perizzolo’s math class at Adolfo Camarillo High School was anything but quiet. Students chatted about the data analysis they performed on ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

The University of California Is Reversing Course on Its ‘Data Science’ Admissions Standard

A University of California academic-governance panel has voted to undo a controversial admissions standard that professors fear is not preparing students for college-level math, just as it is on the ...
The Hechinger Report

Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

Chance Harrison and Jaylen Garibay, seniors at Rio Mesa High School, compare data and work on an analysis they collected on student stress levels. Credit: Javeria Salman/The Hechinger Report The ...
The New York Times

University of Texas Will Offer Large-Scale Online Master’s Degree in A.I.

Amid a boom in new tools like ChatGPT, the Austin campus plans to train thousands of students in sought-after skills in artificial intelligence. By Natasha Singer Natasha Singer, a technology reporter ...
EdSource

Data Science helps students of color opt in for more math

EdSource · Sexual abuse claims threaten school district budgets, even when not accused Because of UC’s decision to count data science toward the math requirement for college admissions, Compton’s ...