This summer we are pleased to welcome three new interns to the Congressional App Challenge team: Kiarah Raglin as our Diversity & Inclusion intern, and Shealyn Massey and Kalysta Garland as Congressional Affairs Interns. Shealyn and Kalysta are students at UC Berkeley who discovered the App Challenge internship through the university’s Cal in the Capital […]
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, Collin Allen. Taking over as Congressional Operations Coordinator, Collin will be the Challenge’s frontline liaison connecting today’s members of Congress with tomorrow’s coding talent.
Over 900 App Challengers, Members of Congress, and tech professionals took part in last week’s #HouseOfCode, the largest student app developer demo day of its kind. Hundreds of Members of Congress virtually hosted their districts’ Congressional App Challenge winners for a student celebration demo day unlike anything else in Washington, and if you missed out, you […]
Congressional App Challenge April 20th, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE #HouseOfCode, Most Prestigious Demo Day in Student CS, to Celebrate Challenge Winners Nationwide Starting TODAY
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 […]
We conducted another great interview with Rep. Robin Kelly from Illinois’s 2nd Congressional District this week! Rep. Kelly serves on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce and House Committee on Oversight and Reform.