CSforALL

Computer Science for all (CSforAll) is an intitiative to empower preK-12 students to learn computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) skills.

The program has helped expand CS education access by garnering public support and organizational commitments, training facilitators, and helping schools and districts build and bolster CS pathways.

History

CSforAll was launched in 2016 by Ruthe Farmer at the White House Summit on Computer Science for All "with 188 members and grew to close to 800 members in 2021, consisting of 664 institutions and 127 individual researchers." Those numbers have increased to 1,400+ organizational commitments, hundreds of SCRIPT facilitators, 8,800 districts, over 1 million students, and over 2 million parents nationwide.

In 2025, CSforAll and Code.org partnered together for Unlock8, an initiative to support CS & AI education, awareness, and training for students across the United States." The initiative gained support from 250+ CEOs (from companies including Adobe, AMD, Dell, IBM, Khan Academy, Microsoft, Yahoo!, and Zoom), and included the launch of "Hour of AI."

References

  1. 1 2 "Computer Science for All (CSforAll: Research and RPPs)". National Science Foundation. 2024-03-05. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  2. ↑ "CS For All". Tech Sassy Girlz. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  3. 1 2 "CSforALL – Computer Science & AI for Every Student". csforall.org. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  4. 1 2 3 "250+ CEOs Come Together to Support Computer Science and AI for Every Student" (Press release). Code.org. Retrieved 2026-10-22 – via PR Newswire.
  5. 1 2 Schwartz, Sarah (2017-10-19). "CSforAll Announces Computer Science Pledges from Over 170 Organizations". Education Week. ISSN 0277-4232. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  6. ↑ "Join Us for Humanities & Arts Discovery Themes Special Seminar: Ruthe Farmer". Science and Technology Studies at OSU. The Ohio State University. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  7. 1 2 "CSforALL". WestEd Computer Science Education. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  8. 1 2 Kelly, Rhea. "Code.org Reinvents Hour of Code as Hour of AI -". THE Journal. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
  9. ↑ "CSforALL: Unlocking a Bold New Chapter". csforall.org. Retrieved 2026-10-22.