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Future of Computer ScienceEffective Strategies for Supporting CS EducationRecommendations from TCS & STEMconnector® Computer Science Executive Round TableOn ‘Education & Careers in the U.S.: Assessing Progress & Moving Forward’

April 18, 2023

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Conference on Federal Policy

Moderator: Balaji Ganapathy, Head of Workforce Effectiveness, TCS.

Panelists: Kumar Garg, Assistant Director, Learning and

Innovation, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

Cheryl Oldham, Vice President, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Education and Workforce

Dr. Thomas Emrick, Executive Director, Smithsonian Education Center

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Cross sector collaboration (public, private, nonprofit) is essential.

The shortage of STEM and computer science skills is a national problem that begins with grassroots solutions at the local level. But it is just as important that initiatives at the federal level, driven by the White House and Congress, motivate public and private organizations to embrace and promote STEM education and ensure that underprivileged communities receive their share of STEM funding

Balaji Ganapathy

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Industry cannot afford for the U.S. to neglect half of its children.

Computer science has the largest diversity gap of almost any profession. As we work to expand computer science literacy across the country, we must be sure to reach out to underprivileged communities and young women.

Tom Emrick

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The business community can impact secondary education by not relying solely on four-year college graduate programs.

The U.S. Chamber Foundation can bridge the workforce gap in a number of ways. We can help prioritize workforce issues in Washington and engage in policy and advocacy. Our role is to encourage collaboration in every community and a skills-investment approach across America. The lines of communication between business and education are important. We will do everything we can to foster collaboration, so that industry and academia can join forces to develop the computer science skills of the future

Cheryl Oldham

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Students need to be ready for STEM & and CS higher education.

We can’t just teach specific knowledge in IT. The field of IT is continually evolving and changing. The half-life of new IT skills keeps dropping. That is why it is important that we create life-long learners who have learned how to learn. Working in science and technology is about continually learning and growing, so you can determine how to make the latest IT innovations advance strategic goals and generate strong results.

Kumar Garg

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State funding should be allocated to create STEM & and CS pathways – ‘K to J (jobs)’.

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States should be graded on their STEM education performance and consistent standards for comparison should be established.

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We must create convenient website platforms to ‘match’ computer science advocates.

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We must address the digital divide and support under-resourced communities.

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