Pilot program proposed to expand computer‑science access in under‑served high schools (AB 887)
AB 887 would create a non‑state funded demonstration grant program to help schools begin offering computer science; private funding and a working group would steer grants, prioritizing geographic diversity and schools that currently offer no CS courses.
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Assemblymember Berman’s AB 887 would establish a California Computer Science Demonstration Grant Program as a privately funded pilot to increase equitable access to computer science in public high schools that currently offer no CS coursework. The bill is a third iteration of the author’s efforts to increase computer‑science access while avoiding a mandatory state funding requirement.
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