CSTA Washington Newsletter – May 2026 – Washington Student Success in CTSOs

The following embeds an archived version of the May 2026 edition of the CSTA Washington newsletter. Highlights:
CSTA Washington

The following embeds an archived version of the May 2026 edition of the CSTA Washington newsletter. Highlights:
CSEd Week 2024 Events / Announcing the new CSTA Washington / CSforAll Washington Graduation Requirement Memo / Scott Koon of Lakewood HS (Lakewood SD) / Data Corner: 2018-23 Washington CSEd Demographics
At the 2026 CSTA Annual Conference in New Orleans, the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) officially released the 2026 CSTA PK–12 Computer Science Standards. These are the first major revision of the standards since 2017, and they reflect how dramatically computer science education has evolved over the past decade. Written by teachers for teachers, the…
The Washington SkillsUSA State Leadership & Skills Conference was held April 16–18, 2026, at Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood. Gold medalists in qualifying events advanced to represent Washington at the SkillsUSA National Leadership & Skills Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, held June 1–5, 2026. At the national level, the following Washington students were recognized in…
Updating Washington’s CS Education Standards / Michele Amato of Eckstein MS (Seattle Public Schools) / 2023 Congressional App Challenge Winners / Update on SB 5849 / NCCE 2024 Wrap-Up / CS Enrollment Relative Participation by Race/Ethnicity
Please consider organizing your own CS Educator meetup for your region or for a particular topic. CSTA Washington will reimburse certain costs for qualifying events.
By Michelle Laskowski CS Ed Week is a time to celebrate CS education and educators. We often start the week in reflection to express gratitude and honor the giants that above us. This is my story of my CS heroes. I can still recall the day my dad brought the first computer into our house, a…