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Dear
Friends of Service,
This
morning, President Obama announced his plan to give all students across the
country the chance to learn computer science in school—and national service is
at the forefront of this effort.
Below
are excerpts from the President’s Weekly Message:
“So
I’ve got a plan to help make sure all our kids get an opportunity to learn
computer science, especially girls and minorities. It’s called Computer
Science For All. And it means just what it says – giving every student in
America an early start at learning the skills they’ll need to get ahead in the
new economy.
[S]tarting
this year, we’re leveraging existing resources at the National Science
Foundation and the Corporation for National and Community Service to train more
great teachers for these courses.
…
I’ll be pulling together governors, mayors, business leaders, and tech
entrepreneurs to join the growing bipartisan movement around this cause.”
I
am so proud that Computer Science Teachers AmeriCorps is part of this
initiative to increase the number of computer science teachers nationwide to
meet the current level of interest by students in learning to code.
As
the President mentioned, we are partnering with the National Science Foundation and
collaborating with 100Kin10
to train thousands of teachers in computer science over the next three years.
To
learn more about our commitment and this new initiative, visit the Computer
Science Teacher AmeriCorps webpage and sign-up for more
information.
Warmest regards,
 Wendy Spencer
CEO, Corporation for National and Community Service
P.S. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook and share this announcement using #CSforAll.
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