(1) includes the development of a computer 
science program for both secondary education and 
postsecondary education that— 
(A) is aligned with rigorous computer 
science standards for kindergarten through 
grade 12 computer science education; 
(B) links secondary schools and institu-
tions of higher education through nonduplica-
tive sequences of courses in computer science 
career fields, including the investigation of op-
portunities for secondary students to earn post-
secondary credit while enrolled in secondary 
school, such as through credit transfer agree-
ments including dual enrollment; 
(C) uses, if appropriate and available, ex-
periential or work-based learning in collabora-
tion with local or regional employers; 
(D) uses educational technology and dis-
tance learning, as appropriate, to involve all of 
the partners in the eligible partnership more 
fully in the development and operation of the 
program; 
(E) aligns with the skill needs of industries 
in the State or region; and 
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(F) creates innovative opportunities for 
students that lead to student attainment of in-
dustry-recognized credentials; 
(2) includes professional development for teach-
ers that— 
(A) is designed to prepare teachers to 
teach the fundamental concepts of computer 
science using effective teaching methods for all 
students; 
(B) provides for joint training for teachers 
in the eligible partnership, including between 
secondary and postsecondary teachers and core 
academic teachers and career and technical 
education teachers at both the secondary level 
and postsecondary level; 
(C) is designed to ensure that teachers and 
administrators are aware of current career 
pathways and the needs and expectations of 
business and industry; 
(D) focuses on training postsecondary and 
secondary education faculty in the use of con-
textual and applied curricula and instruction; 
and 
(E) if needed, ensures secondary school 
teachers are qualified to teach postsecondary 
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courses in the secondary school according to ar-
ticulation agreements; 
(3) includes career and academic counseling for 
the students that— 
(A) provides information to students re-
garding available computer science career edu-
cation programs; 
(B) supports student progress in com-
pleting computer science career education pro-
grams; 
(C) provides labor market information on 
local, State, regional, and national computer 
science employment opportunities, such as occu-
pation demand, education requirements, and ex-
pected compensation; and 
(D) tracks student placement in appro-
priate employment, or transfer to an institution 
of higher education; and 
(4) provides equal access to the full range of ca-
reer education programs, to individuals who are 
members of underrepresented groups and special 
populations, including the development of program 
services appropriate to the needs of special popu-
lations. 
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(d) ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.—An eli-
gible partnership that receives a grant under this Act may 
use the grant funds to— 
(1) provide for the acquisition of computer 
equipment, software, and software licenses to di-
rectly develop and support a computer science pro-
gram; 
(2) acquire technical assistance from State or 
local entities that have designed, established, and op-
erated career education programs that have effec-
tively used educational technology and distance 
learning in the delivery of curricula and services and 
in the articulation process; and 
(3) establish articulation agreements with insti-
tutions of higher education, and cooperative agree-
ments with labor organizations, or business located 
inside or outside the State and served by the eligible 
partnership, especially with regard to using distance 
learning and educational technology to provide for 
the delivery of services and programs. 
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