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Computer Science Education for All Students
Tuesday, April 26, 2016
Posted by Maggie Johnson, Director of Education and University Relations
(Cross-posted on the
Google for Education Blog
)
Computer science education is a pathway to innovation, to creativity, and to exciting career prospects. No longer considered an optional skill, CS is quickly becoming a “new basic”, foundational for learning. In order for our students to be equipped for the world of tomorrow, we need to provide them with access to computer science education today.
At Google, we believe that all students deserve these opportunities. Today we
join
some of America’s leading companies, governors, and educators to support an
open letter to Congress
, asking for funding to provide every student in every school the opportunity to learn computer science. Google has long been committed to
developing programs, resources, tools and community partnerships
that make computer science engaging and accessible for all students.
We are strengthening that commitment today by announcing an additional investment of $10 million towards computer science education for 2017, along with the
$23.5 million
that we have allocated for 2016. This funding will allow us to build more resources, scale our programs, and provide additional support to our partners, with a goal of reaching an additional 5 million students.
With Congress’ help, we can ensure that every child has access to computer science education. Please join us by signing our online petition at
www.change.org/computerscience
.
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