3.0.0 1614 2023-01-11T13:22:16Z 2023-01-11T13:22:16Z Senate S S 2011-09-22 112 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-09-22T20:33:04Z Computer Science Education Act of 2011 112 3014 HR 2011-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Related bill CRS 2011-09-22 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2011-09-22 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA N Education Academic performance and assessments Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Educational technology and distance education Elementary and secondary education Higher education Licensing and registrations Performance measurement Science and engineering education Teaching, teachers, curricula Education 00 2011-09-22 Introduced in Senate 2011-10-13T21:07:34Z Computer Science Education Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Education to award states: (1) two-year formula grants to develop comprehensive plans to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education, and (2) competitive five-year matching grants to implement the improvements proposed in their comprehensive plans.

Requires such improvements to include: (1) challenging and grade-appropriate academic content standards for computer science, (2) grade-appropriate assessments of computer science learning, (3) programs to increase disadvantaged students' access to computer science courses, (4) computer science teacher training programs, (5) improved certification or licensure requirements and processes for such teachers, (6) programs to ensure that computer science courses are considered an integral part of the secondary school curriculum, (7) effective computer science curricula, and (8) computer science distance learning programs.

Requires states to partner with institutions of higher education (IHEs) and local educational agencies in implementing such measures.

Favors implementation grant applicants that emphasize serving low-performing schools and increasing the participation in computer science by students underrepresented in computing.

Directs the Secretary to establish a Blue Ribbon Commission on Computer Science Education to provide recommendations to the Secretary and Congress for expanding and improving computer science education.

Authorizes the Secretary to award five-year grants to IHEs to improve computer science teacher training.

]]> Computer Science Education Act of 2011 Display Title Computer Science Education Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide grants to State educational agencies and institutions of higher education to strengthen elementary and secondary computer science education, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Computer Science Education Act of 2011 Introduced in Senate 2011-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s1614is/xml/BILLS-112s1614is.xml 2011-09-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.