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Pilot grant backed to expand computer science in schools lacking CS courses

5423764 · July 16, 2025
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Summary

The committee approved AB 887, a non‑state‑funded demonstration grant program backed by private grantors to get computer science into high schools that currently offer no computer science courses, prioritizing underrepresented students and geographic diversity.

Assemblymember Berman’s office presented AB 887 (presented in committee by a surrogate) to create the California Computer Science Demonstration Grant Program. The program would be a non‑state‑funded pilot administered by a private funding entity in coordination with a working…

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