Rep. Steve Cohen has named two Cordova students as the winner of the Congressional App Challenge in Tennessee’s 9th district. Faith Heritage Christian Academy’s Jayda Murray and Anaya Murray submitted Safety U, an app designed to enlighten graduating high school girls of the potential dangers on and off-campus college campuses. When asked why they were […]
Rep. Greg Pence has named two Columbus students as the winner of the Congressional App Challenge in Indiana’s 6th district. Columbus North High School’s Rishi Rao and Akshat Verma submitted SchoolPath, an app designed to navigate students paths to class. When asked why they were passionate about creating an app that focuses on classroom navigation […]
The Congressional App Challenge is excited to announce our partnership with Deaf Kids Code, a nationwide non-profit organization that promotes technology, design thinking, and computer science skills to children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Shireen Hafeez, the founder of Deaf Kids Code, traveled to Washington D.C. to formally announce the partnership. Deaf Kids […]
On Monday July 8th, the House of Representatives launched the 2019 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for its 5th consecutive year. As the CAC is district-specific, students compete against other students from their congressional district to be named their district’s Congressional App Challenge winner. After the Challenge’s completion, the winners from each district are welcomed to […]
A Dallas Morning News article published last year highlighted the desperate need for tech talent in the greater Dallas-Fort Worth region. Toyota Connected,Toyota’s global technology division, is desperately seeking workers with computer science and technology skills in the area. Companies in the Plano-Dallas area are not alone in this regard. Unfilled STEM jobs is […]
Northern New Jersey is fast becoming a technology hub before the state, anchored by UPS’ World Technology Center in Mahwah. The four Representatives in the United States Congress in that region are working to inspire young student constituents to pursue technology and computer science jobs offered by UPS and other startups. Each of the Representatives […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In 2018, over 220 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives held a Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge aims to engage students in computer science. The Congressional App Challenge spans 47 states and territories. During the last four months, over five thousand students coded original apps as part of the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In 2018, over 220 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives held a Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge aims to engage students in computer science. The Congressional App Challenge spans 45 states and territories. During the last four months, over five thousand students coded original apps as part of the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – In 2018, over 220 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives held a Congressional App Challenge. The Congressional App Challenge aims to engage students in computer science. The Congressional App Challenge spans 47 states and territories. During the last four months, over five thousand students coded original apps as part of the […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Over 220 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives held a Congressional App Challenge in 2018. The Congressional App Challenge aims to engage students in computer science. The Congressional App Challenge spans 47 states and territories. During the last four months, over five thousand students coded original apps as part of the […]