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Building Teacher Capacity for Equitable CS: Insights from NYC's CS4All Initiative. Research Report
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Cheri Fancsali; June Mark; Janice Lee – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2025
This brief examines the New York City Public Schools' (NYCPS) Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative's efforts to build teacher capacity and support the implementation of computer science (CS) education across K-12 classrooms. The initiative, launched in 2015, aimed to deliver high-quality CS education to all students by providing robust…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Building School Capacity to Scale up Computer Science Participation: Insights from NYC's CS4All Initiative. Research Report
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Kathryn Hill; Michelle Flores; Rishika Jain; Edgar Rivera-Cash – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2025
This report focuses on the NYC Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative's efforts to build schools' capacity to expand access to CS across the district. Launched in 2015, CS4All aimed to provide a meaningful CS experience to every student at least once within each grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12). As the initiative matured, it also began to…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Evaluating the Outcomes of Students Taking Computer Science in NYC Schools: Insights from the CS4All Initiative. Research Report
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Xia Li; Cheri Fancsali; Janice Lee; Rishika Jain – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2025
New York City Public Schools' Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative set out to ensure that every student receives at least one meaningful, high-quality computer science (CS) experience within each grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12). As described in previous work, the percentage of schools offering some form of CS tripled from 15 percent…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Computer Science, Outcomes of Education
Expanding Computer Science Education for All: Successes, Challenges, and Implications of NYC's CS4All Initiative. Synthesis Report
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Cheri Fancsali; June Mark; Kathryn Hill, Contributor; Xia Li, Contributor; Janice Lee, Contributor; Rishika Jain, Contributor; Michelle Flores, Contributor – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2024
New York City's Computer Science for All (CS4All) initiative, launched in 2015, aimed to provide all students across the system with at least one CS experience at each grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12). The initiative placed particular emphasis on broadening participation among girls, and Black and Latinx students, who are underrepresented in…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
CS4All: Examining Equity in Computer Science Access and Participation in NYC Schools
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Fancsali, Cheri – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2022
New York City is one of several large school districts around the country that are actively working to promote "computer science for all" students. Launched in 2015, NYC's CS4All initiative aims to ensure that all public school students learn computer science--especially female, Black, and Latinx students, who are starkly…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Public Schools
Integrating Computer Science and Computational Thinking into Elementary Science: Lessons Learned from the Maker Partnership. Research Report
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Fancsali, Cheri; Mirakhur, Zitsi; Klevan, Sarah; Rivera-Cash, Edgar – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2022
The perspective that computing and computational thinking (CT) are necessary competencies for the 21st century is increasingly pervasive. Computational concepts and methods--problem solving, designing systems, refining the steps in a process, and tinkering toward creative solutions--are relevant in nearly every discipline, profession, and…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Computation, Science Instruction
Computer Science in New York City: An Early Look at Teacher Training Opportunities and the Landscape of CS Implementation in Schools. Report
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Villavicencio, Adriana; Fancsali, Cheri; Martin, Wendy; Mark, June; Cole, Rachel – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2018
A growing number of initiatives around the country are attempting to expose students to hands-on computer science (CS) curriculum and courses--and to address documented disparities in CS education. Answering the call for computer science expansion and equity, the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) launched the CS4All initiative in…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education
Computer Science in New York City: An Early Look at Teacher Training Opportunities and the Landscape of CS Implementation in Schools. Technical Appendices
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Villavicencio, Adriana; Fancsali, Cheri; Martin, Wendy; Mark, June; Cole, Rachel – Research Alliance for New York City Schools, 2018
A growing number of initiatives around the country are attempting to expose students to hands-on computer science (CS) curriculum and courses--and to address documented disparities in CS education. Answering the call for computer science expansion and equity, the New York City Department of Education (NYCDOE) launched the CS4All initiative in…
Descriptors: Computer Science Education, Urban Schools, Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education