Teach CS Act

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Bill Number

S 3040

Introduced

Dec 12, 2019

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Topics

Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Education Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Higher education Licensing and registrations Performance measurement Public-private cooperation Research administration and funding Student aid and college costs Teaching, teachers, curricula Temporary and part-time employment

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Summary

Teacher Education for Computer Science Act or the Teach CS Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Education to award grants to institutions of higher education for establishing and maintaining teacher education programs for computer science.

It also includes computer science as an eligible education category with respect to receiving various teacher preparation grants and graduate fellowships.

Actions

Dec 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Dec 12, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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