Since January 2018, 20 states have passed legislation and funded $49 million to expand access to and diversity in K-12 computer science, according to the Code.org Advocacy Coalition, a group of more than 60 industry, non-profit, and advocacy organizations working together to make computer science a fundamental part of K-12 education.
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These 20 states passed new laws or initiatives to support K-12 computer science (CS) since January of this year:
●Alabama
●Arizona
●Arkansas
●Colorado
●Delaware
●Florida
●Hawaii
●Idaho
●Indiana
●Maryland
●Mississippi
●Missouri
●Nevada
●New Hampshire
●New Jersey
●New York
●Oklahoma
●Pennsylvania
●Utah
●Wyoming
In addition to the progress made at the state level, have prioritized funding for computer science in schools, and Congress’ 2018 federal budget for STEM and computer science.
