Submission+-Code.org, Tech Leaders Launching Campaign for a CS and AI Graduation Requirement
theodp writes: Following President Trump's Wednesday signing of the Advancing Artificial Intelligence Education for American Youth executive order (a leaked draft of which Slashdot reported on earlier), tech giant-backed nonprofit Code.org took to social media to give credit to its partners and to tease the May 5th launch of Unlock8, a new national campaign to make all U.S. K-12 students CS and AI savvy.
From the LinkedIn post: "We're working with states to make CS and AI a graduation requirement, backed by research that shows one course can boost earnings by 8% and employment by 3%. Our future is being built on AI. AI is built on CS. We teach both."
A mid-April pitch deck on Unlock8 by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition further explains: "Code.org is bringing together a powerful coalition of industry leaders, including visionaries like Satya Nadella, to champion computer science and AI education as essential to building the workforce of the future. By joining the Unlock8 Coalition, your organization and executives can publicly align their names and influence with this transformative initiative, demonstrating a shared commitment to making computer science a high school graduation requirement in all 50 states."
In what appears to be a mock-up for a planned May 4th New York Times print insertion that will kick off the campaign, a document 'signed' by the likes of Nadella, Steve Ballmer, Reid Hoffman, Michael Dell, and Marc Benioff begins with a question and some big claims: "What if a single class could help close wage gaps, unlock $660 billion in economic potential every year for everyday Americans, and address the skills gap we currently face? This is possible, today — if we include computer science and AI as a core part of every student's education. Just one high school computer science class boosts wages 8% for all students, regardless of career path or whether they attend college."
From the LinkedIn post: "We're working with states to make CS and AI a graduation requirement, backed by research that shows one course can boost earnings by 8% and employment by 3%. Our future is being built on AI. AI is built on CS. We teach both."
A mid-April pitch deck on Unlock8 by the Code.org Advocacy Coalition further explains: "Code.org is bringing together a powerful coalition of industry leaders, including visionaries like Satya Nadella, to champion computer science and AI education as essential to building the workforce of the future. By joining the Unlock8 Coalition, your organization and executives can publicly align their names and influence with this transformative initiative, demonstrating a shared commitment to making computer science a high school graduation requirement in all 50 states."
In what appears to be a mock-up for a planned May 4th New York Times print insertion that will kick off the campaign, a document 'signed' by the likes of Nadella, Steve Ballmer, Reid Hoffman, Michael Dell, and Marc Benioff begins with a question and some big claims: "What if a single class could help close wage gaps, unlock $660 billion in economic potential every year for everyday Americans, and address the skills gap we currently face? This is possible, today — if we include computer science and AI as a core part of every student's education. Just one high school computer science class boosts wages 8% for all students, regardless of career path or whether they attend college."
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