Proposed legislation would require all Iowa middle and high schools to offer the subject by the 2018-2019 academic year.
Source: Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad Makes Push for Computer Science
Iowa is the latest state to jump on this bandwagon. It will be interesting to see which state tackles this most thoughtfully.
I worry that if we aren’t careful, mandating CS may end up with the same result as math: Making lots of kids hate it rather than appreciate it.