New York Daily News

STEM growing in lower grades

- Ben Chapman

SOME OF the youngest city schoolkids will be getting high-tech lessons this fall.

A dozen elementary schools will launch computer science classes starting in September, Mayor de Blasio said Wednesday.

The schools will teach “comp sci” basics such as coding, robotics and programmin­g, bringing the total number of elementary schools in the city’s Software Engineerin­g Program to 23 in all five boroughs.

De Blasio called the program a cornerston­e of his 10-year Computer Science for All plan to boost public school offerings in science, technology, engineerin­g and math — better known as STEM.

“Computer Science for All — particular­ly at the elementary school level — is an investment in our future,” de Blasio said.

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