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Quantum information science is rarely taught in high school – here's why that matters

  • Written by Karen J. Matsler, Assistant Professor in Practice for UTeach Arlington Program, University of Texas at Arlington
Quantum information science is rarely taught in high school – here's why that mattersMany students attend high schools that don't offer physics. BraunS/E+ via Getty Images

The first time I heard about quantum information science, I was at a teacher development workshop in Canada in 2008.

I already knew that quantum science was the study of the smallest objects in nature. I also knew that information science was the study of...

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