63 New Jersey Students Named National Cyber Scholars During NCS Competition
The National Cyber Scholarship Foundation (NCSF) awarded 63 New Jersey high school students with the coveted “National Cyber Scholar” designation following its 48-hour National Cyber Scholarship (NCS) competition. Read the press release to learn more about NJ’s students achievement in this important competition.
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Governor Murphy Announces New Jersey Department of Education Grants to Create Computer Science Learning Hubs Throughout State
Governor Murphy announced today that three universities will receive grants from the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) to create computer science learning hubs throughout the state. The three CS Hubs will be at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Kean University and Rutgers University (New Brunswick). The universities will provide high-quality professional learning for educators and resources…
Read articleNew Jersey is the #1 state in PreK-12 education according to the US News Education Rankings
New Jersey is once again the top state for education. It’s followed by Massachusetts, Florida, Washington and Colorado to round out the top five. Read more about the US News Education Rankings: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings/education
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Governor Murphy Announces Computer Science for All Grant
Governor Murphy announced an $800,000 “Expanding Access to Computer Science: Professional Learning” grant. The grant will fund three Computer Science Hubs at Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) to provide professional development to teachers, administrators, and others who are instrumental in computer science education in the K-12 school setting. The programs will focus on schools with…
Read article2020 State of Computer Science Education: Illuminating Disparities report released.
Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance released the 2020 State of Computer Science Education: Illuminating Disparities. The report describes the policy trends and momentum over the past 12 months and includes an in-depth view of each state’s policy and implementation, as well as data on disparities in access to and…
Read articleGovernor Murphy Unveils Computer Science for All State Plan
On 11/4/2019, Governor Murphy announced the New Jersey Computer Science State plan. The state plan was developed by the New Jersey Department of Education with input from the NJ Computer Science Advisory Board. It identifies strategic goals and milestones aimed at supporting and sustaining the implementation of coherent, robust, standards-based K to 12 Computer Science…
Read article29 High Schools Announced Winners of CS Grants
As part of Governor Murphy’s Computer Science Initiative, he recently awarded $2 million in grants to New Jersey High Schools to support their computer science programs. Congrats to all the winners. Keep inspiring students with computer science education! Read the full article to learn more!
Read articleGovernor Murphy Joins Governors for CS
The beginning of October came with some very exciting news when Governor Murphy announced his Computer Science for All initiatives. This means that $2 million dollars in CS grant money will be awarded to 45 schools, the STEM office at the NJDOE now includes Computer Science, the Computer Science Advisory Committee will make recommendations on…
Read articleCSTANJ and JerseyCAN Statement on Governor Murphy’s Signing of Computer Science Education Teaching Endorsement
Click here to read the statement on Governor Murphy’s recent signing of the CS Education Teaching Endorsement.
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Governor Murphy Plans for CS Education
In Gov. Murphy’s introduction of his first budget the Governor proposes a $2 million grant program to help high schools offer college-level Computer Science courses and to support teachers’ professional development. The budget also provides start-up funding for STEM-focused high schools that allow students to earn advanced degrees while preparing them for high-skilled jobs. Further…
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