Computer Science Gets Lost in Washington’s FutureReady Graduation Framework
Several portions of the new FutureReady State Graduation requirement raises serious questions for computer science education in the state.
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CS Education Legislation in Washington 2014-26
With the State Board of Education approval of the FutureReady proposal to comprehensively update Washington’s high school graduation requirements, the State BOE will be requesting legislation to implement the proposal for the 2027 legislative session. Because this new legislation will likely modify the implementations resulting from computer science education legislation over the past twelve years,…
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CSTA Washington Newsletter – April 2026 – FutureReady CS Graduation Requirements
New Computer Science Graduation Requirements for Washington / Upcoming CSTA Board Elections / STEP CS Welcome Event on April 27 / “Audit the AI Lesson” Plan / Rubber Duck Spotlight: Engaging the Disengaged and AI and Copyright / Washington Congressional App Challenge Winners 2025 / Washington NCWIT Aspirations in AiC Winners 2026 /Top Schools and Districts for Girls in CSEd 2023-24
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CS, Technology and Media Literacy Graduation Recommendations
Written by Michelle Laskowski, CSTAWA President Nano Banana Prompt: Digital Fluency graduation cap…no words on the cap but include images that represent empowerment, safety, critical thinking, a file system and mouse and industry inclusivity The Computer Science, Technology and Media Literacy Future Ready Subcommittee Explained As you may know, the world is changing rapidly. In…
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2026 Bylaws Update: Key Changes You Should Know
Update: April 3, 2026
On April 1, the Board of Directors of CSTA (national) approved the bylaws voted on by CSTA Washington members in January. The bylaws are now official.
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Advocating for CS: Washington AP Day at the Capitol
Washington state educators and students met at the capitol building on January 25th, 2026, to talk about the importance of AP exam program funding in our state and its impact for low-income students. The funding for low-income students taking AP exams used to fully cover all exam expenses, but was left out of the current…
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CSTA Washington Newsletter – Jan 2026 – New Bylaws
The following embeds an archived version of the January 2026 edition of the CSTA Washington newsletter. Highlights include Click here to see the original archived content. Links in the archived content may no longer work as expected
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Review: 2025 State of AI + CS Education Report
During CSEd Week (Dec 8 – 14, 2025), the Code.org Advocacy Coalition and CSforAll published the 2025 State of AI + CS Education report. The 2025 report differs considerably from the previous year’s reports.
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Archive – Connector – Jun 2024 – Washington CSEd Grants
Washington Funding for K-12 CS Education / STEP CS Lighting Talks Recap / Physical Computing Workshop Recap / Teacher Spotlight: Susan Rogers of Oak Harbor HS (Oak Harbor SD) / Partner Spotlight: ECEP Alliance / Data Corner: Washington CS Funding 2014-24
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Archive – Connector – Apr 2024 – Washington Clock Hours
PSCSTA and Washington Educator Clock Hours / Amanda O’Neal and Michele Lombardi of Lakeside School / 2023-24 NCWIT Washington Award Winners / SIGCSE 2024 Wrap-Up / Washington CS Endorsement Exam
