Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) has appointed Jeffrey Bardzell as the Worcester, Mass.-based technological university’s new Peterson Family Dean of Arts and Sciences, heading up its computer science academic department and interdisciplinary programs in artificial intelligence (AI), among other areas.

Bellingham, Wash.-based Whatcom Community College is launching a new bachelor of science in computer science degree that it says focuses on increasingly in-demand skills.

LEGO Education launched new online courses on Monday in artificial intelligence (AI) and computer science for K-8 students to turn LEGO blocks into science and technology learning.  

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) is investing $3 million to advance equity in computer science education.

In a bid to expand computer science education across the commonwealth, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is awarding $265,025 in grants to nine school districts to establish and promote rigorous, engaging and standards-aligned digital literacy and computer science education.

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) announced the creation of a new college at the university focused on artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, computing, data science and related disciplines.

A new report from Stanford University found that in 2022, U.S. governments are doing a lot of talking about AI, but they’re also taking a lot of action. Last year 35 percent of all state-level AI bills were passed into law.

The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is using a nearly $1 million grant to launch a program that will help Iowa teachers receive their secondary computer science education endorsement – qualifying them to teach computer science in grades five through 12.

The state of Iowa is investing more than $500,000 to prepare K-12 teachers in 136 school districts and nonpublic schools to teach computer science.