EWIG: CS Executive Summary 2026 - Legislative Report

Educator Workforce Investment Grant (EWIG) Program: Computer Science (CS) 2026 Legislative Executive Summary.

California Department of Education
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 Section 55 of Assembly Bill 185, the Education Omnibus Budget Trailer Bill for the 2022–23 California State Budget (Chapter 571, Statutes of 2022). The attached report provides an update regarding the Educator Workforce Investment Grant Program: Computer Science Professional Learning Grant Partner Entity authorized by the 2022–23 California State Budget (2023 EWIG: CS).

In spring 2023, the California Department of Education (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 prior programming, including the Educator Workforce Investment Grant Program: Computer Science Professional Learning Grant (2021 EWIG: CS), increasing the capacity of educators statewide to provide high-quality computer science education. This report includes information regarding the progress of the 2023 EWIG: CS from January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025.

You can find this report on the CDE Educator Workforce Investment Grant 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.

2026 Report to the Governor, the Legislature, and the Department of Finance (DOCX)

Questions: Professional Learning Support and Monitoring Office | PLSMO@cde.ca.gov | 916-323-5847

Last Reviewed: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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