Coding Classes Would Count As Foreign Language Under Bill

By DAVID JAHNG Capital News Service
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Middle and high school students in Maryland may be allowed to learn a programming language to fulfill foreign language requirements under a bill with bipartisan support that is scheduled to be heard Friday in the House Ways and Means committee.
House bill 1211 would add classes in computer programming languages as a means to receive foreign language credit, which currently applies to world languages, American Sign Language and advan