Obama Stresses Need for 'Computer Science for All'

President Barack Obama on Saturday discussed his plan to give all students across the country the chance to learn computer science in school. In his weekly address, Obama noted that with the rapid shifts in the U.S. economy, knowledge of computer science has become a new "basic skill, right along with the three R's," necessary for economic achievement. "Today’s auto mechanics aren’t just sliding under cars to change the oil; they’re working on machines that run on as...

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