INSIDE CS FOR ALL 1 Obama Administration Aims to Strengthen Education With Multi-Faceted CS For All Initiative Key Points of the Computer Science for All Initiative Analysis Funding for programs are outlined in the president’s budget proposal but are not guaranteed to be appropriated A Republican controlled Congress characterized by an influential wing of stubborn budget-hawks may make passage of these programs difficult $4 billion in funding for states and $100 million directly for school districts in the president’s budget proposal to expand K-12 computer science education by training teachers, expanding access to high-quality instructional materials, and building effective regional partnerships May 6, 2016 | Justin C. Brown Source: Megan Smith “Computer Science for All,” The White House, January 30, Images by Stephen JB Thomas, made available by the Noun Project. $135 million in computer science funding to become available starting this year from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Corporation for National And Community Service (CNCS) Expanding access to prior NSF supported programs and professional learning communities through their CS10k Initiative that led to the creation of more inclusive and accessible CS curriculum including Exploring CS and Advanced Placement (AP) CS Principles among others Involving more governors, mayors and education leaders to help boost CS following the leadership of states like Delaware, Hawaii, Washington, Arkansas, and more than 30 school districts that have already begun to expand CS opportunities Engaging CEOs, philanthropists, creative media, tech and education professionals to deepen their computer science commitments K-12

INSIDE CS FOR ALL 2 Obama Administration Partners With Private Sector to Expand Educational Opportunities in Tech Businesses Highlighted in the Computer Science for All Initiative Apple has committed to expand coding opportunities for children through continued investment in training workshops and curriculum development May 6, 2016 | Justin C. Brown Source: Megan Smith “Computer Science for All,” The White House, January 30, Cartoon Network has launched a $30 million campaign to engage young people in creative coding Facebook will expand its outreach to parents, guardians and learners in communities that are under-represented in the technology sector Microsoft announced its campaign to have all states adopt “Make CS Count” policies and to invest in CS education as a complement to an existing $75 million initiative to support CS education Salesforce has announced a plan to invest $13 million in 2016 to support CS and STEM education Code.org has committed to give computer science instruction workshops and other supports for 25,000 additional teachers this year Qualcomm is collaborating with Virginia Tech to create a Thinkabit Lab – part Maker Space, lab and classroom – on its campus, with the goal of supporting computer science education for middle school students in the region.