[Csmatters] Code.org Advocacy Coalition Summary

[Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff]

Here are notes from today's Code.org advocacy coalition call


   1. The deadline is Aug 3 to sign up for the free state advocacy
   conference Sept 27-28 in Denver. (we have to pay travel/lodging)
      -

      apply at advocacy.code.org/state-policy-forum
      2. *House LHHS-Education FY 2019 bill*
   1. *puts $20M into CTE*
      2. does call out STEM and CS for EIR and Title IV
      3. includes special money for rural
   3. More states: PA put aside $20M for STEM+CS, IA & CT adopted CSTA
   standards, HI requires HS to offer CS by 2021 and has funding.
   4. GA did a grant for middle schools to do CS $500k for 17 school
   districts
   <https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/meetings/TempFolder/Meetings/CTAE%20Middle%20School%20Coding%20Allocations_950355ddp1tafjoyzp2ojn0gpaocpz.pdf>
   5. There are 17 governors in governors for cs now.
   6. Pat Y did a presentation at CSTA*: bit.ly/usofcs
   <http://bit.ly/usofcs>*


-- 
Dianne O'Grady-Cunniff
Acting Director, Maryland Center for Computing Education
CS Matters in Maryland
VP Maryland Computer Science Teachers' Association
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