New York, NY. – CA Technologies and PENCIL partnered to host the Guppy Tank App Challenge on June 14 in midtown Manhattan. Rachel Décoste, Congressional App Challenge Director, served on a panel of judges from STEM-related fields. Décoste expressed great enthusiasm for the Guppy Tank App Challenge and its participants. “I was impressed by the […]
The annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC) launches this week. The CAC is a Congressional initiative to encourage student engagement in STEM and, more specifically, computer science. Middle and high school students from across America are invited to participate. The “App” in “Congressional App Challenge” is short for “application.” An application is any computer software program […]
From the start, America’s teachers have been the cornerstone of our growth and our success in reaching a record 8,800 students in just 3 years. The feedback we receive from App Challenge coders confirms that teachers are the #1 source of information and encouragement to learn to code. As we launch the 2018 Congressional App […]
The fourth annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC) launches June 4th. The CAC is a congressional initiative to encourage student engagement in Computer Science. The “App” in “Congressional App Challenge” is short for “application.” An application is any computer software program written in any programming language, which can run on a variety of platforms such as: […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The 2017 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is helping to address the race gap in tech by inspiring youth to learn to code and create original apps. Cinco de Mayo is as good a time as any to highlight the success of young Latino-American innovators. The App Challenge increased its number of Latino […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The 2017 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is helping to address the race gap in tech by inspiring youth to learn to code and create original apps. As we celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we also highlight the success of young Asian-American innovators. A whopping 26% of all 2017 CAC participants self-identified […]
On Thursday and Friday, April 12-13, the Internet Education Foundation was proud to host two days of programming as part of #HouseOfCode, a celebration of the 2017 Congressional App Challenge winners. On Thursday, April 12, the #HouseOfCode events kicked off with a welcome session hosted by the American Libraries Association. The speakers were: Former Congressional […]
Coming off an exciting year, the Congressional App Challenge has released their numbers for the 3rd annual contest. Over 4,950 students from 42 states participated in the 2017 Challenge. This more than doubles the participation rate from the previous year. Addressing Tech’s Diversity Gap This unprecedented growth is due to the CAC footprint, which included […]
You’re Invited … #HouseOfCode Demo Day The Largest Celebration of Student Computer Science Achievement on Capitol Hill April 12th, 2018 On April 12 hundreds of Congressional App Challenge student winners will descend upon Capitol Hill for the 3rd Annual #HouseOfCode Demo Day. The students will demonstrate to lawmakers the apps they developed to win their Congressional district’s […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The 2017 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) is helping to address the gender gap in tech by inspiring youth to learn to code and create original apps. The 2017 CAC reached a new plateau with 33% of its participants being women and girls. During the 3rd annual contest, over 4,950 students from 42 states […]