Partners from our place-based grantmaking in Atlanta joined the SFE team for a panel with a “Newlyweds”-style game show twist where we reflected on significance of collaboration, trust-building, and the inclusion of diverse community voices in transforming schools into critical public infrastructure and promoting equitable education models.
In order to prepare students for the world they are set to enter, our education systems ought to prioritize teaching AI, rather than banning it. Thankfully, we already have much of the curriculum in place to do so. Our Executive Director Katy Knight, explains that while AI may seem like magic, it actually rests on skills that CS educators have taught for decades.
The latest in our case study highlights Marshall Street and its innovative initiatives to build local capacity, advance equity, and empower school improvement.
In this joint interview, Co-Executive Directors Mindee and Sarah discuss the power of Scratch in developing important skillsets, mindsets, and community for learners around the world, as well as how Scratch is evolving in response to what it's learning.
Leaders at CSforALL share their vision for new and better ways to think about “impact” - how it is defined, assessed, measured, and explained. This is part of a series about how our grantees think differently about impact.
NYC FIRST runs a facility dedicated to STEM learning at the local New York Public Library branch. Though not physically housed within a school, the STEM Center partners deeply with the public K- 12 school district as well as with the community at large. In very tangible ways, it is bringing school into the community and bringing community into the school.
Transcend was founded on a belief that schools must be reimagined using a community-based approach, so all children can thrive in and transform the world.
At its best, a school is a place where students and young people have the opportunity to explore, think creatively, form social bonds, and learn about the world around them. To help make this vision a reality, Education Reimagined focuses on making learner-centered education available to each and every child in America.
While the summer months offer an excellent window into how schools and communities come together to jointly grow and teach our young people, these collaborative efforts ought to exist all year. It is against this backdrop that we elevate three organizations seeking to redefine the relationship between school and community, in ways big and small.
Against the backdrop of teacher burnout and poor pay, computer science teachers have some suggestions about how individuals and systems can recognize teachers.
Leigh Ann DeLyser and Katy Knight discuss the origins and evolution of CSforALL and the broader movement for computer science education
Katy Knight's Op-Ed in The 74: This Teacher Appreciation Week is the moment to focus on improving the profession to meet — even exceed — the standards of today’s workforce