Computer Science

Computer Science News and Updates

• Computer Science Education Grant Repeal: In May of 2025, the Colorado legislature passed and the governor signed SB25-217, the Repeal Computer Science Education Grant Program bill. As a cost-cutting action, this bill discontinued CDE's computer science education grants and eliminated the computer science specialist position in the Office of Standards and Instructional Support.
• Teacher Externships: Deadlines are approaching for two available teacher externships through CDLE. See information on the list below to apply now and visit the full list of teacher externship opportunities here. 
• Colorado Virtual AI Summit: On March 28, 2025, CDE and CEI co-hosted a FREE, virtual AI Summit for all Colorado educators, students, and school leaders to celebrate National AI Literacy Day. View Summit session recordings here.
• Upcoming Opportunities for Educators and Students: Visit the Get Involved page for a curated list of both state and national computer science, or computer science related events and opportunities.  
• Quantum in Colorado: Colorado stands at the forefront of Quantum Information Science and Technology (QIST), with a thriving ecosystem of industry leaders and support networks. As this field expands and creates new career opportunities, we're focused on building strong educational pathways from K-12 to workforce. Our mission is to understand and develop the resources needed to prepare Colorado students for these emerging high-tech careers. To learn more about Quantum in Colorado and upcoming opportunities for K12 education, consider joining one of the upcoming webinars listed below and follow our Quantum in Colorado page for updates. Learn more about quantum initiatives on our CDE Quantum page. 
• Celebration! Colorado Educator Named 2024 CYBER.ORG Educator: This spring, Cyber.org announced the winners of their 2024 CYBER.ORG Educator Awards and among those winners was Colorado's very own Beth Cerrone. Beth is a Cybersecurity Instructor for 6-12th grade at the Innovation Center of St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, where she teaches where she teaches cybersecurity and information and communications technology.  Beth is also a recipient of the 2023 Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award, an annual recognition presented by the U.S. Secretary of Education to outstanding educators in cybersecurity. This award underscores Beth’s dedication to teaching cybersecurity and her exceptional work to increase cybersecurity awareness among her students." Read more about this amazing accomplishment here. We are so proud of Beth and grateful for her dedication to her students and computer science education.