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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas House has approved legislation expanding computer science classes in the state's public high schools and charter schools.
The House on Thursday voted 99-0 to require the schools to offer the courses either in a traditional or online setting starting this fall. Supporters have said the courses would be offered online through Virtual Arkansas, a digital delivery system that serves 180 districts in the state.
The measure now heads to the Senate.
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson campaigned on the promise to expand the computer science courses, and has argued the move would help make the state more competitive.
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