Computer science drives innovation in the US economy and society. Despite growing demand for jobs in the field, it remains marginalized throughout the US K-12 education system.

1. Computer Science
America’s Untapped
Opportunity

2. The Job/Student Gap
Computer Science Students
2%
STUDENTS
All other math and
science students
98%
Computing Jobs
JOBS 40%
60%
All other
math and
science jobs
Sources: College Board, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Science Foundation

3. 1,000,000 Unfilled Jobs by 2020
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
-
1,000,000 unfilled
programming jobs
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Sources: BLS, NSF, Bay Area Council Economic Institute
400,000 computer
science graduates
$500 billion
opportunity

4. Fewer CS majors than 10 years ago
(and a shrinking % are women)
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Sources: National Science Foundation
Male Female

5. 1,200,000
1,000,000
800,000
600,000
400,000
200,000
0
2012 High School A.P. Enrollment
History English Science Math Foreign Languages Economics Art + Music Computer Science
Sources: College Board
Exposure to CS leads to the best-paying
jobs in the world.
But AP CS is only available in 5%
of high schools
Only 15% of this tiny box
are girls. 8% are African
Americans, or Hispanics.

6. Technology affects every field

7. This isn’t just about tech companies
 67% of software jobs are outside the tech industry – in banking,
retail, government, entertainment, etc
 We need ALL our children prepared for the 21st century
“Knowledge of computer programming is as
important as knowledge of anatomy when it
comes to medical research or clinical care”
Larry Corey,
Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center

8. Source: Dancing with Robots - Human Skills for Computerized Work, Levy and Murnane, 2013
A growing need for
problem-solving skills,
across all jobs

9. Our Vision:
every school
every student
opportunity

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