Michigan Law to Require High School Computer Science Courses

[Jonathan Whatley]

Michigan has passed a new law requiring all public high schools to offer at least one computer science course starting in 2027, a way of boosting tech skills and preparing the future workforce. It essentially guarantees all students in the state will soon have access to at least some computer science education before graduating.

The bipartisan bill, signed into law last week by Governor Gretchen Whitmer, aims to increase technological literacy across the state. […] The new law defines computer science broadly as the study of computational principles, hardware, software, and their societal impacts – with a focus on creating new technologies rather than just using them.

Michigan new law mandates Computer Science classes in high schools (Zo Ahmed, TechSpot, January 27, 2025)

[newdegree]

At least they include valuable future skills for high school students rather than more liberal arts classes.

[LevelUP]

All states should mandate that students learn touch typing before graduating from high school.

Not knowing how to touch type in today’s digital world is akin to being functionally illiterate.