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Ten Niagara Falls High School students received Stanford University credit for successfully completing CS 105, an introductory computer science course offered by Stanford Digital Education through a partnership with the National Education Equity Lab, according to an article posted by Joseph Genco and the NIAGARA FALLS EXPRESS. The course was free to students, who met after school in a classroom under the direction of teacher Danielle DePalma. Students received instruction from Stanford teaching fellows (TFs); watched recorded lessons from the course creator, Stanford lecturer Patrick Young; and attended TF office hours to receive individualized help. “The only difference between Niagara Falls High School's top students and those at more affluent schools is opportunity,” said Niagara Falls City School District Superintendent Mark R. Laurrie, quoted in the article. “Our students are just as talented, intelligent, and dedicated as students from districts where most families do not have to struggle to make ends meet. That is what makes this program so important to the district; it's helping to even the playing field.” The PipeDreamers Foundation connected Stanford Digital Education to Niagara Falls High School, and Priscilla F., associate vice provost for digital education at Stanford, attended the district school board meeting March 14 to celebrate the students’ achievements. Read the Niagara Express article about the course:? https://lnkd.in/gaajrVPh
