The California state Legislature is considering six bills that address the growing concern that California students do not have the computer science skills necessary to succeed in the modern workforce. If all six bills become law, the California State Board of Education would have to develop computer science standards for grades 1 through 12 and the state higher education systems would be asked to created guidelines for courses they would be willing to accept for admission credit. One of the bills would allow school districts to offer students a third year of math credit for a computer science course, which is currently considered an elective. "Right now there is a disincentive for schools to offer computer science [courses] and a disincentive for students to take them," says Assemblywoman Kristin Olsen (R-Modesto). Most California high schools currently do not offer high-level computer science courses and just 13 percent of the state's high school seniors took the Advanced Placement computer science exam last year. To read further, please visit http://edsource.org/2014/lawmakers-call-for-more-computer-science-in-california-schools/59532#.U11EZsc2SnA.