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EWIG: CS Executive Summary 2025 - Legislative Report

Educator Workforce Investment Grant (EWIG) Program: Computer Science (CS) 2025 Legislative Executive Summary.
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Report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Department of Finance

Educator Workforce Investment Grant Program: Computer Science
Executive Summary

This report is required by Senate Bill 75 (Chapter 51, Statutes of 2019), Section 84 of the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill for the 2019–20 California State Budget, and by Assembly Bill 185 (Chapter 157, Statutes of 2022), Section 55 of the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill for the 2022–23 California State Budget. The attached report provides an update regarding the Educator Workforce Investment Grant (EWIG) Program: Computer Science (CS) Professional Learning Grant authorized by the 2019–20 California State Budget and funded by the Budget Act of 2021, Item 6100-195-0001 (2021 EWIG: CS) and regarding the EWIG Program: CS Professional Learning Grant Partner Entity authorized by the 2022–23 California State Budget (2023 EWIG: CS).

In March 2022, the California Department of Education (CDE) awarded one $5 million grant for the implementation of the 2021 EWIG: CS to the University of California, Los Angeles. The 2021 EWIG: CS spent Year One planning for professional learning opportunities in subsequent years. During Years Two and Three, CS professional learning opportunities were provided for teachers and paraprofessionals across the seven regions of the Statewide System of Support. This report includes information regarding the progress of the 2021 EWIG: CS from January 1, 2024, through March 29, 2024 (the end of the eligible grant period).

In spring 2023, the CDE awarded $15 million for the implementation of the 2023 EWIG: CS to the Sacramento County Office of Education. The grantee and its partners have continued and expanded the work of the 2021 EWIG: CS, increasing the capacity of educators statewide to provide high-quality CS education. This report also includes information regarding the progress of the 2023 EWIG: CS from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.

You can find this report on the CDE EWIG Program web page. If you have any questions or would like a copy of this report, please contact the CDE Professional Learning Support and Monitoring Office at PLSMO@cde.ca.gov.

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Last Reviewed: Tuesday, July 07, 2026
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