Media Room

Welcome to the CSEdWeek media room where you can find information on CSEdWeek, press releases, news stories and other useful links. For media inquiries, please contact:

Virginia Gold, ACM
212.626.0505
vgold@acm.org

Press Releases

US Congressman Introduces Measure to Address Crisis in K-12 Computer Science Education

Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced the Computer Science Education Act, a key legislative initiative to bolster computer science education programs across the country and help ensure that the education pipeline will produce the workforce the nation will need to thrive and compete in the 21st century.
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First-Ever Computer Science Education Week Targets Issues in Teaching Computer Science

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and its partners are launching Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) to uncover and remedy the inadequacy of the nation’s computer science education system at the K-12 level.
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Congress Endorses Computer Science Education as Driver of Innovation, Economic Growth

ACM and Partners Applaud “National Computer Science Education Week” to Advance Computing’s Role in Preparing Skilled Workers and Creating Career Opportunities.
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CSEdWeek in the News

The New York Times, Dec. 20, 2009

New Programs Aim to Lure Young Into Digital Jobs
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The Washington Post, Dec. 20, 2009

Fewer high school students taking computer science classes
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The Huffington Post, Dec. 11, 2009

Computing Our Children’s Future: an op-ed from Maria Klawe, Andrew Chien, Rick Rashid and Alfred Spector
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New York Times Tech Talk Podcast, Dec. 9, 2009

John White, the CEO of the Association for Computing Machinery, discusses Computer Science Education Week (beginning at time 10:27)
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National Science Foundation News, Dec. 8, 2009

View a webcast of speakers from ACM, Google Inc., UCLA and NSF discussing CSEdWeek.
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Education Week Curriculum Matters Blog, Dec. 8, 2009

A Push for Computer Science
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Dr. Dobb's Journal, Dec. 7, 2009

Joint Effort Led by ACM Encourages Increased Participation in Computer Science at All Levels
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Examiner Dec. 7, 2009

This week is the first federally recognized Computer Science Education Week
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