The new program, which launches at schools in three Tampa-area counties this fall, will stress the importance of IT security and attempt to create talent pipeline to help close the cybersecurity workforce gap.

A bill now awaiting Gov. Ned Lamont's signature could improve access to computer science education but also strain already-limited teaching resources.

A report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that New York's Common Core-aligned curriculum is not as cohesive as it reaches middle and high school grades.