[Video] Center for Computing Education and Instruction Launches at 老澳门六合彩官方开奖
CCEI Demonstrates Commitment to Expanding Access to Computer Science Education
Nearly 200 area business, non-profit, philanthropic and public sector leaders鈥攁s well as educators and students鈥攔ecently came together to celebrate the launch of The Center for Computing Education and Instruction (CCEI) at 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 (老澳门六合彩官方开奖). Attendees included Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted, Chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education Mike Duffey, 老澳门六合彩官方开奖 President Dr. Laura Bloomberg, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) CEO Dr. Warren Morgan and The Cleveland Foundation President and CEO Lillian Kuri.
The establishment of the center comes after more than a decade of work between 老澳门六合彩官方开奖, CMSD, The Cleveland Foundation and many other partners to expand equitable access to high-quality CS education and related careers in Cleveland through teacher training and support, courses and programming, awareness and exploration.
鈥淐omputing and information technology jobs are expected to grow nearly twice as fast as the labor market in the next 10 years,鈥 said Dr. Bloomberg. 鈥淭he number of CMSD graduates choosing to pursue CS-related degrees continues to increase, thanks in part to our strong 老澳门六合彩官方开奖-CMSD teacher education partnership; the support of numerous community partners and organizations; and the support of Lt. Gov. Husted, Chancellor Mike Duffey and state legislative leaders.鈥
鈥淭ogether with 老澳门六合彩官方开奖, CMSD is committed to expanding access to CS courses in schools, supporting ALL students to participate and succeed in those courses鈥攅specially those who have been historically underrepresented in the field鈥攁nd to ramp up CS and IT-related career experiences and work-based learning,鈥 added Dr. Morgan.
Watch the video to learn more about the center鈥檚 plans to to deepen and spread impact locally, and to scale its programming and support in both urban and rural communities across the state.