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The bill invests federal resources and creates statutory priorities to expand K–12 computer science access and teacher capacity—particularly for underrepresented students—while imposing new reporting requirements, costs for taxpayers and local education agencies, and privacy/eligibility risks that could limit or complicate implementation.
K–12 students nationwide will gain expanded and guaranteed access to computer science coursework and updated curricula (including AI, security, cloud computing) within the statute’s implementation timeline, improving digital skills for future jobs.
Schools and districts will receive sustained federal grant funding ($250 million per year FY2026–FY2030) to scale and sustain computer science programs at K–12 levels.
Teachers and educators will get training and capacity-building supports so more instructors can teach computer science effectively.
Taxpayers will fund a $250 million per year federal program (FY2026–FY2030), increasing federal outlays and potentially crowding out other spending priorities.
Programs funded by multi‑year grants face sustainability risk: services and courses could be disrupted after grant periods end if local sustainability plans fail.
Collecting semiannual reports and expanded competency data will create administrative burden and staffing costs for schools, districts, and grantees.
Based on analysis of 6 sections of legislative text.
Creates a federal grant program to expand K–12 computer science education, prioritize equity, fund training/materials, require reporting, and expand federal data collection.
Introduced December 10, 2025 by Luz M. Rivas · Last progress December 10, 2025
Creates a federal grant program to expand high-quality K–12 computer science education and close access and equity gaps. Grants to states, local education agencies, tribal schools, and consortia fund teacher training, curriculum and online resources, student supports, and planning; grants may run up to five years and are limited so no more than 15% may buy equipment. Requires semiannual reporting by grantees with student counts disaggregated by race, ethnicity, gender, and free or reduced-price lunch eligibility; directs the Department of Education’s statistics center to collect and publish data on availability of computer science education and student competency; authorizes $250 million per year for five years and directs the Secretary to submit an evaluation-based recommendation to Congress within five years of the first award.