About CS4NC
Ensuring all students in North Carolina have equitable access to quality computer science education.
ACROSS ALL OF NORTH CAROLINA
Launched in 2016, CS4NC is the North Carolina chapter of the Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance – a consortium of states dedicated to increasing equitable capacity for, access to, participation in, and experiences of computing education for students across K-12 and higher education. Founding members of CS4NC included representatives from the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State’s College of Education, the NC Department of Public Instruction, the UNC-Charlotte College of Computing and Informatics, the NC State Department of Computer Science, and the Computer Science Teachers Association. Since its inception, new members from the state’s community college system, local school districts, and industry have joined the alliance to help increase awareness of computer science education and coordinate activities and initiatives that will help us grow our networks of educators and computing industry professionals alike.
CS4NC GOALS
- Ensure all students in North Carolina have equitable access to quality computer science education.
- Amplify and expand the scope of computer science education to address the needs of communities and to adapt to the ever-changing field of study.
- Promote professional learning opportunities in computer science to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders in K-12 CS education.
- Convene cross-sector stakeholders in public education, nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, and the business community who promote CS education.
- Provide an annual State of Computer Science report documenting where computer science is offered and how many students are engaging in computer science.
FROM ECEP ALLIANCE
The National ECEP alliance has created a five-step process for state-level computer science education reform: