Gov. Tom Wolf's office says the funding of about $11,000 per school is meant to help "students of color, low-income students and girls."

Industry demand for tech workers is climbing, but new data shows computer science is conspicuously absent from K-12 curricula across the country.

A computer science initiative addressing workforce shortages will be piloted at Mills College in Oakland this February and other schools next summer.

The state reports a more than 600 percent increase of high school computer science teachers within the last three years.

The competencies are intended to give all K-12 teachers, regardless of subject, a base for instructing computer science.

The new offerings include technology specialties like analytics and cybersecurity, and focus on low enrollment costs.

The Georgia university says it's the first higher education institution in the country to offer a cybersecurity specialization focused on hardware.

Angela Galik of NCWIT explains how universities around the country are attracting women to computer science and keeping them engaged and confident.