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Computing Research Policy Blog

The Computing Research Association (or CRA) has been involved in shaping public policy of relevance to computing research for more than two decades. More recently the CRA Government Affairs program has enhanced its efforts to help the members of the computing research community contribute to the public debate knowledgeably and effectively.

Tag Archive: Department of Education

Another Source of Funding at the Department of Education Opens for CS Education!

April 25, 2018/In: Computing Education, STEM /by Brian Mosley

Late last week, the Department of Education announced its Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grant program for 2018. This is the second program (including the Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED) program) which supports the Administration’s policy of dedicating $200 million to STEM and CS within DOEd.

Make Computer Science a Priority within the Department of Education, CRA and Computing Community Tell Administration

November 14, 2017/In: Diversity in Computing, General, STEM /by Brian Mosley

Yesterday, CRA joined with many other members of the computing community in submitting a public comment on the recently issued proposed grant funding priorities at the Department of Education. In the comment, we argued that computer science education should be made a higher priority in the grant making process at the department and that expanding access to CS to traditionally underserved students should be a priority in itself (it is listed as a sub-priority in the department’s list). CRA’s full comment is below.