Impact of the CPS Computer Science Graduation Policy on Student Access and Outcomes

by Steven McGee | Dec 14, 2022

The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) leads the nation in computer science education. Each year 14,000 Chicago Public Schools students graduate with at least one year of computer science. This is the result of a graduation requirement that CPS enacted in 2016. The...

Celebration of the Success of the CPS Computer Science Graduation Requirement

by Steven McGee | Aug 19, 2022

The Chicago Public Schools leads the nation in computer science education. Each year 14,000 Chicago Public Schools students graduate each year with at least one year of computer science. This is the result of a graduation requirement that CPS enacted in 2016. At the...

RPP Panel Chicago: History of CAFECS

by Matt Wead | Dec 15, 2021

Chicago Alliance For Equity in Computer Science (CAFECS): Cycles of improvement” poster in Special Session: A discussion of research practice partnerships in CS education

by Matt Wead | Dec 15, 2021

As an RPP, CAFÉCS has developed distributed leadership practices that enable the melding of cognition and design into the social context of the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). One such leadership practice is the CAFÉCS improvement cycle. Through weekly meetings of the...

Study of access and outcomes from advanced computer science coursework in the Chicago Public Schools” poster in Structured Poster Session CS for All: An intersectional approach to unpacking equity in computer science education

by Matt Wead | Dec 15, 2021

The Chicago Public Schools (CPS) has taken a unique approach to broadening participation of low-income students, students of color, and girls by establishing Computer Science (CS) as a high school graduation requirement. This policy ensures that all CPS high school...