Rebooting the Pathway to Success: Preparing Students for Computing Workforce Needs in the United States

Abstract

The report presents the results of a study conducted by the ACM Education Policy Committee. The study, based on data gathered from all 50 states and the District of Columbia, was designed to assess the national computing workforce landscape, and to determine how well states are preparing K-12 students with the computing skills necessary for their future careers and post-graduation education. The report calls on education and business leaders and public policy officials in every state to take immediate action aimed at preparing students for the 21st century workforce and to filling the pipeline of qualified students pursuing computing and related degrees. The report provides recommendations to help policy, education, and business leaders join together to create a comprehensive plan for education and to align state policy, programs, and resources to implement shared educational and workforce development goals. The findings of this report are relevant to other countries. The foreward is authored by Vint Cerf and John White.

Note: The foreward is authored by Vint Cerf and John White.

Keywords: education, stem, computer, data science, workforce, digital, economy, diversity, inclusive, workforce, readiness, cloud, artificial intelligence, big data, analytics