October 2017

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Congressional App Challenge Announces Partnership with the California Association of Black School Educators

Washington, D.C. – Today, the 2017 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) announced its partnership with the California Association of Black School Educators (CABSE), a non-partisan  organization  that represents Black  elected and appointed officials and administrators from school districts and county offices of education throughout California. CABSE is committed to expanding opportunities available to all students in […]

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Congressional App Challenge Announces Partnership with ThinkSTEAM

Washington, D.C. – Today, the 2017 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) announced its partnership with ThinkSTEAM, a non-profit organization based in New York’s Westchester County, which aims to encourage young girls in K-12 to engage in STEM. ThinkSTEAM connects girls interested in STEM with resources such as workshops and mentor programs to increase female participation in […]

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Congressional App Challenge Announces Partnership with Nebula Learning

Washington, D.C. – Today, the 2017 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) announced its partnership with Nebula Learning, a startup company based in Durham, North Carolina, which provides middle school math educators with tools to integrate math and coding. We are excited to partner with Nebula Learning as the company makes strides in the STEM-learning field by […]

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Congressional App Challenge Announces Partnership with Boolean Girl

Washington, D.C. – Today, the 2017 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) announced its partnership with Boolean Girl, a project based in the Washington, DC metro area aiming to inspire and encourage girls from the 3rd to 8th grade in the field of computer science and engineering. Through a number of workshops, after school classes, online courses, […]

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Congressional App Challenge Announces Partnership with Project>Login

Washington, D.C. – Today, the 2017 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) announced its partnership with Project>Login, a project of Educate Maine, which provides resources to connect students and adults interested in computing or IT with employers. Tech jobs are not confined to Silicon Valley. Maine is home to one of the 10 Most Unexpected Cities for […]

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Congressional App Challenge Director Rachel Décoste Addresses National Computer Science and Code Summit

Congressional App Challenge Director Rachel Décoste addressed the 2017 CSforALL summit in St.Louis, Missouri. The summit featured leading computer science education stakeholders from across the nation to speak on behalf of their commitments to continue inclusive and accessible computer science education efforts among K-12 students. Décoste discussed the goals of the Congressional App Challenge as […]

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Congressional App Challenge Announces Partnership with coderGirls

Washington, D.C. – Today, the 2017 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) announced its partnership with coderGirls, an international nonprofit seeking to educate and empower female students in technology. Based in Gainesville, Florida, the coderGirls platform has reached numerous states in the US and beyond through the implementation of chapters, global competitions, mentorship programs, and creative curriculum […]