Dive Brief:

• Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson plans to visit the state's high schools to promote the importance of computer science courses.
• Thus far, Hutchinson and his team have announced 10 schools that they plan to visit this month, but that list is expected to expand. Each school already announced is pledging to complete an hour of coding before the governor's arrival.
• In February, Hutchinson signed a bill requiring all Arkansas high schools to offer a computer science course by the 2015-16 school year.

Dive Insight:

Hutchinson is on a roll with tech education. This week has also seen the announcement that the state will allocate $13 million toward upgrades for school broadband infrastructure. The moves aren't surprising, however, considering that he ran on a platform that promised to expand the state's tech offerings. While he can mandate that all schools have a computer science class on their books, and he can make the broadband faster and more accessible, if students aren't signing up for these courses, it really doesn't do much. This trip, albeit small in comparison to the state's 276 school districts, is another step in the right direction.