As we approach the end of CS Commitment season, CSforALL interviews, member, Code.org on their 2020 CSforALL Commitment around expanding the way they collect data about who has computer science access.

With the 2021 CSforALL Commitment deadline being less than a month away, we remind the CSforALL community on how important it is that each of us take action in advancing computer science education. Last year, after our 2020 CSforALL Commitments Showcase, CSforALL had the opportunity to do a Q&A with Code.org about their 2020 CSforALL Commitment. Check-out our interview with them about their national commitment below!

CSforALL: Why was a 2020 Commitment extremely important to the national Computer Science community?

Code.org: The events…

Learn how one hybrid project, CS4NorCal, uses research and innovation to implement computer science education in rural California schools

After reflecting on recent research that suggests students in rural schools face persistent challenges to accessing CS education, California’s Small School Districts’ Association (SSDA) launched CS4NorCal, a five-year project, that seeks to learn how to establish pathways that allow students in small rural schools to access CS pathways. …

How can computer science education support the change of social and economic vitality in rural America? CSforALL’s member, Thinking Media- Learning Blade, shares their key ingredient.

Have you heard of the rural brain drain? It is a concept based on the idea that many rural students leave their communities in the search for higher-wage, high-demand jobs right out of college. This outward migration of young, college-educated workers from rural areas can present significant social and economic challenges for rural communities across America.

Computer Science education can be an incredible lever in combating the rural brain drain. Virtual or at-home work…

CSforALL’s member, imagiLabs, interviewed a high school student about their rural upbringing and how that altered their computer science education

Picture living in Eureka, Nevada, a population of almost 500, versus living in New York City, a population of almost 8.5 million. Or consider the streets of central London versus the pastoral villages of Northern Ireland. Aside from the heavily publicized examples of barriers within STEM careers, such as a lack of successful women role models and educational programs for marginalized groups, lies the infamous gap between rural and urban accessibility. …

The 2021 CSforALL Summit is confirmed to be held virtually on October 19th and 20th

WHAT’S THE CSforALL SUMMIT:

The CSforALL Summit is an annual convening of the national community of computer science educators, researchers, and activists to mark progress and announce new commitments to reach the goal of access to rigorous, inclusive, and sustainable computer science education for all United States students.

WHY WAS THE DECISION MADE TO HOLD THE 2021 CSforALL SUMMIT VIRTUALLY?

As we enter the middle of summer 2021, CSforALL understands that the pandemic has not ended, many individuals have been vaccinated and some haven’t. …

CSforALL’s member, BootUp PD, has partnered with a district (Caroline County Public Schools) that serves only 5,000 students to support the broadening of Computer Science Education.

Computer science education has increasingly become a priority for school districts all over the country in the last few decades. For many years, states, districts, and organizations have been using the K-12 Computer Science Framework to develop and implement programs for secondary students to explore computing concepts. However, until recently, much of the focus has remained at the secondary level because of concerns about elementary students’ readiness to tackle demanding topics such as computing…

Despite the Pandemic, 2020 CSforALL Commitment Maker, the Harris County School District (Hamilton, GA), Committed to Implementing a K-12 CSEd Program in the 2020–2021 Academic Year

2020 Commitment: Harris County Schools makes a commitment to develop student problem-solving skills through computational thinking by providing computer science courses to 3,200 students in grades 5–12 in Southwest Georgia.

Check out our CSforALL Commitment Q&A with Harris County School District (HCSD) below:

CSforALL’s Member, The Congressional App Challenge, describes their 2020 CSforALL Commitment and CSEd activities in the wake of the COVID-19 Crisis

Our 2020 Commitment: The Congressional App Challenge is committed to inspiring a diverse pipeline of future CS talent in every corner of the nation by partnering with Congress to host hundreds of local coding competitions in congressional districts across the nation. In our sixth year, the Congressional App Challenge aims to host App Challenges for over two-thirds of all American students in all fifty states. We plan to do this by working with over two-thirds of the House of…