Verizon and PLTW: Expanding Access to CS Curriculum and Skills
Empowering Students to Adapt and Thrive
Verizon Innovative Learning and PLTW partnered in 2014 to ensure that students have access to the computer science curriculum and skills they need to succeed in our rapidly advancing, technology-based economy.
Since 2014, Verizon has provided technology tools and grants that have empowered teachers to deliver computer science curriculum in more than 580 middle schools across 42 states. The schools range in location from New York to Hawaii, and from rural schools to those in our country’s largest urban districts, including Chicago Public Schools, Miami Dade, and Clark County (Las Vegas) Public Schools. The one thing the schools all have in common is a large number of underserved students: The average free- and reduced-priced lunch eligible population of the schools is 85 percent.
Through this partnership, more than 65,000 students have had the opportunity to develop in-demand computer science knowledge and skills that will serve them on any future educational and career paths they take.