PowerSchool Joins Over 500 CEOs and Nonprofit Leaders in Call to Prioritize Computer Science Education in K-12 Schools
14 Juli 2022 - 8:46PM
Business Wire
PowerSchool stands in support of Code.org’s
initiative to prioritize computer science curriculum as a key to
expanding opportunities for students and schools nationwide.
PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based
software for K-12 education in North America, joins national
nonprofit organization Code.org and over 500 of the nation’s top
industry, nonprofit, and education leaders to issue a letter
calling on state governments and education leaders to "update the
K-12 curriculum in each state, for every student in every school to
have the opportunity to learn computer science."
The coalition behind this effort is unprecedented in U.S.
education, uniting the leaders and founders of large tech companies
together with CEOs of companies across sectors, as well as national
education organizations. As a signatory to this letter, PowerSchool
stands in support of Code.org’s call for prioritizing computer
science education and passionately believes that computer science
curriculum is key to expanding knowledge and opportunities for
students and schools nationwide.
“Access to expanded computer science curriculum will help ensure
that students are able to realize their full potential, in their
own way,” said Hardeep Gulati, CEO of PowerSchool. “Computer
science education has transformed my life personally and has the
potential to transform millions, if not billions, of lives in the
coming decades.”
Over the last decade, all 50 states have taken action to expand
access to computer science, including allowing computer science to
count toward core graduation requirements, funding professional
learning to train more teachers, and creating clear certification
pathways for computer science teachers. Yet today, the United
States has over 700,000 open computing jobs, but only 80,000
computer science graduates a year, and only 5% of high school
students study computer science.
"Every industry is impacted by digital technology, yet not every
student has the opportunity to learn how technology works," said
Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi. "Today, computer science should be a
core subject, just like basic biology or algebra. The United States
has seen tremendous momentum behind this idea, and today's
announcement makes it clear that the time for action is now. We
must ensure that standards and the curricula used across the
country prioritize computer science so that all students,
particularly from underrepresented backgrounds, have the
opportunity to participate in our digital economy."
About PowerSchool
PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC) is the leading provider of cloud-based
software for K-12 education in North America. Its mission is to
power the education ecosystem with unified technology that helps
educators and students realize their full potential, in their way.
PowerSchool connects students, teachers, administrators, and
parents, with the shared goal of improving student outcomes. From
the office to the classroom to the home, it helps schools and
districts efficiently manage state reporting and related
compliance, special education, finance, human resources, talent,
registration, attendance, funding, learning, instruction, grading,
assessments and analytics in one unified platform. PowerSchool
supports over 45 million students globally and more than 14,000
customers, including over 90 of the top 100 districts by student
enrollment in the United States, and sells solutions in over 90
countries. Visit www.powerschool.com to learn more.
About Code.org
Code.org is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to
computer science in schools and increasing participation by young
women and students from other underrepresented groups. Their vision
is that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn
computer science as part of their core K-12 education. The leading
provider of K-12 computer science curriculum in the largest school
districts in the United States, Code.org also created the annual
Hour of Code campaign, which has engaged more than 15% of all
students in the world.
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