Just nine states allow computer courses to count toward a high school student’s math or science requirements. That’s not to say computer-science-related classes are not growing.

Only 40% of California high schools offer computer science classes. A new law aims to make it easier to certify computer science teachers.

It was a first for instructor Ben Howard, who has years of experience teaching computer skills to hearing people with little to no computer experience. For this class, he relied on sign language ...