We work with schools, our Public Education Department and other partners to grow awareness around computer science education.
Data shows that interest in Computer Science education is growing! However, we still do not have enough schools offering these courses. Here is a summary of data from NM PED- CS NM enrollment summary
We are advocating for more funding for computer science professional development and for our state to create a state plan for CS education.
- Track the progress of the 2019 Legislative Session, linked here
- Resources we use to inform our advocacy work:
- Landscape of CS education policy in all states, linked here
- 2018_state_of_cs
Here’s a My View article we wrote to support Santa Fe Pubic Schools for bond monies towards technology that includes a vision for computer science education. This ETN bond was successful and now SFPS has funding for CS education!