GRANTS

Enable them to become technologically literate citizens.

As a large number of CPS students are graduating and heading to college, CAFÉCS looks forward to expanding our work to support computing pathways in high school and beyond, which will allow us to continue to reduce education and equity barriers in computer science at the college level.

With initial funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Chicago Alliance for Equity in Computer Science (CAFÉCS) was formalized to support the district with teacher professional learning while at the same time contributing to educational theory. To this day, CAFÉCS has been awarded numerous grants that have allowed us to continue to emphasize quality computer science education and equity for all students in Chicago Public Schools (CPS).

Title	Funder	Start Date
Exploring Connections This grant focuses on supporting ECS and AP CSP teachers in learning about their students' identities and using that knowledge to adapt their instruction to meet the needs of their students.		Nov 2020
CAFÉCS RAPID The Learning Partnership, in collaboration with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and Education Development Center (EDC), will conduct research and develop teacher support programs.	NSF	Jul 2020
Hybrid ECS for Credit Recovery The Learning Partnership in collaboration with Education Development Center (EDC), the Chicago Public School District (CPS) and the Chicago Alliance for Equity in Computer Science (CAFECS), proposes to address a significant and urgent need for ECS	NSF	Oct 2018
CAFÉCS RPP DePaul University, in collaboration with The Learning Partnership, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago Public Schools (CPS), and the University of Illinois at Chicago, proposes a researcher practitioner partnership - CAFECS	NSF	Oct 2017
Bridges Chicago Public Schools (CPS), through its CS4All initiative, has led the nation in K-12 Computer Science (CS) education, and has recently made CS a high school graduation requirement, starting with the 2020 graduating class.	NSF	Jun 2017
Accelerate ECS4All DePaul University, in partnership with Loyola University Chicago, the University of Illinois Chicago and the Chicago Public School District (CPS), proposes a project -- Accelerate ECS4ALL.	NSF	Oct 2015
CS4All Validation This project identifies the factors of the Exploring Computer Science curriculum that affect students future trajectory in computer science.	NSF	Oct 2015
Taste of Computing DePaul University and Loyola University of Chicago propose a project to improve and expand computer science (CS) education in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high schools.	NSF	Sep 2011