We need more of this. Education needs more of this. ‘This is crazy fun, Mr Feller. I’m pretty much going to tell all of my friends to take this class.’ That’s from one of my AP CS Principles students. Thank you for developing the curriculum that you have developed. Thank you for actually having a very profound effect on education instead of just saying you wanted to do it.” - Justin Feller, CS Teacher, South Broward High School, Florida
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In 2019, Code.org Computer Science Principles classrooms accounted for 42% of all U.S. students taking the Advanced Placement exam, up from 38% in 2018. Over 39,000 Code.org students took the AP Computer Science exam, including 13,110 female students, and 11,513 underrepresented minorities. (See our 2019 Annual Report).
Since Code.org was founded three and a half years ago, 11 countries, 31 U.S. states, and over 120 U.S. cities and school districts have announced efforts to expand access to computer science as part of the K-12 curriculum; the new Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles course has launched in over 2,000 classrooms; over 50,000 U.S. teachers have attended workshops to begin teaching computer science; over 500,000 teachers globally have begun teaching computer science classes to over 16 million students; diversity in computer science classrooms has improved for two years in a row; the Hour of Code has surpassed 350 million served – reaching one out of every 10 students on the planet; and 8 Presidents and Prime Ministers have hosted events to inspire millions more to join this teacher-powered movement.
Corporate supporters can get involved at a national level, or at a regional level through our current Regional Partners. Costs to support a cohort of teachers are determined based on the numbers of teachers participating in each program.
Funders and PartnersOur top six major donors are Ballmer Family Giving, Facebook, Google, Infosys Foundation USA, Microsoft, Omidyar Network. Additional donors can be found here: https://code.org/about/donors.
Our major partners can be found here: https://code.org/about/partners.
The programs in this database clear a high bar. STEMworks reviewed each program against the Design Principles for Effective STEM Philanthropy.
Identify and target a compelling and well-defined need.
Use rigorous evaluation to continuously measure and inform progress towards the compelling need identified.
Ensure work is sustainable.
Demonstrate replicability and scalability.
Create high impact partnerships
Ensure organizational capacity to achieve goals.
Offer challenging and relevant STEM content for the target audience
Incorporate and encourage STEM practices.
Inspire interest and engagement in STEM.
Identify and address the needs of under-represented groups.