ANNOUNCEMENTS

Congressional App Challenge                                                                    April 4th, 2021   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     #HouseOfCode, Most Prestigious Demo Day in Student STEM, Celebrates Challenge Winners Nationwide    Washington, D.C. – Beginning April 20th, 2022, the Congressional App Challenge (CAC) will host a three day celebration recognizing the achievements of student winners from 2021’s Challenge competition. #HouseOfCode is the […]

The Congressional App Challenge’s Alumni Advisory Board recently caught up with our friends at CodeCrew, a non-profit that aims to mentor underrepresented youth to be tech innovators and leaders through practical, hands-on computer science education programs throughout Memphis. Check out our interview, lightly edited for clarity, below: CAC: What was the inspiration behind founding CodeCrew? […]

Save the Date for #Houseofcode 2022  #HouseOfCode 2022 will take place on Wednesday, April 20th, Thursday, April 21st, and Friday, April 22nd. Winning teams from all 340 participating districts will be invited to participate alongside their Members of Congress in a STEM celebration like no other. As the United States Capitol is still not open […]

With students enthusiastically returning to classrooms around the country, the 2021 Congressional App Challenge came to a close on November 1st, yielding 2,101 fully functioning apps. After eighteen months of disruptions to educational cadences for students everywhere, the Congressional App Challenge came roaring back with 7,174 students registering for this year’s competition. All told, 340 […]

Congressional App Challenge                                                                    November 9th, 2021   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Congressional App Challenge acquires Duncan Barron to fill key Hill role Washington, D.C. – The Congressional App Challenge and its partners at the Internet Education Foundation are excited to welcome the newest addition to our team, Duncan Barron. Taking over as Congressional Operations Coordinator, Duncan will […]

After a year marked by educational disruptions, the Congressional App Challenge looks to: Analyze inequalities in tech to understand the role the pandemic played in amplifying them Expand underserved student participation in STEM Make key investments to keep students competitive in the future American workforce

On September 21st, 2021, the Congressional App Challenge national team flew to Phoenix, Arizona to attend the 2021 AISES National Conference. The conference served as an educational, professional, and workforce development space for Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in science, technology, engineering, and math studies and careers. It is the largest college […]

This is a repost of Lena Vu Sawyer ‘s blog on the Replit website. Check out the original post here! Replit and Congressional App Challenge are joining efforts to increase Computer Science literacy and access in the U.S. At Replit, we believe deeply in the equalizing and empowering potential of computer programming. That’s why we’re […]