When in comes to school informatics, one certainly recalls the name of Andrei Ershov, whose energy and charm guided the first steps in the movement for computer literacy. In the mid-70’s Ershov resolutely supported the founders of the Summer Schools of Young Programmers in Novosibirsk. Within the structure of the SB AS Computing Center’s Experimental Informatics Department there was founded the...

The timing of a high school transfer may shape students' transitions to college through its (mis)alignment with the structure of the school year. A transfer that occurs during the summer interrupts the four-year high school career, whereas a transfer that occurs midyear disrupts both the four-year high school career and the structure of the school year. Using the Education Longitudinal Study of...