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News Release 14-167

Partnerships for computer science education: Improving access at the K-12 levels

NSF and OSTP kick off Computer Science Education Week by announcing new partnerships to expand student access to computer science and coding

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Marie desJardins, a professor of Computer Science at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, leads an NSF's funded project to building community and knowledge to increase statewide support for computing education in Maryland.

Credit: Marie desJardin, UMBC


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Andrew Williams, chair of Electrical and Computer Engineeering at Marquette University, is developing a culturally-relevant curricula to teach girls to program co-robots or humanoid robots that work in collaboration with people.

Credit: John C. Williams,


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NSF supported the developed of the "Exploring Computer Science" course, which has been shown to boost female student participation in L.A. school district to double the national average.

Credit: NSF


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