Analyzing the Effects of CTE Grant Funding on CS Course Offerings and Enrollment in California

Mariam Saffar Perez, Paul Bruno

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Abstract

Computer Science (CS) courses classified as Career Technical Education (CTE) make up over half of all CS courses offered in high schools in California as of the 2018-2019 school year and are eligible for funding through CTE grants. There has been a growing focus on creating equitable access to CS as well as recommendations to use CTE funds for this purpose. This paper examines whether there is an increase in CS course offerings or CS enrollment as an effect of receiving CTE funding in California. Publicly available data from the California Department of Education (CDE) was used to conduct a two-way fixed effects analysis. Results indicate a null effect from these grants on CS course offerings and enrollment. These results raise questions as to other factors that might have played a larger role in the recent increase in CS course offerings and expansion of CS courses classified as CTE.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSIGCSE 2023: Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
Pages46-52
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9781450394314
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2 2023

Publication series

NameSIGCSE 2023 - Proceedings of the 54th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education
Volume1

Keywords

  • career technical education
  • cs education
  • education policy
  • school funding

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Education
  • General Computer Science

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