Maroney Participates in Panel Discussion at Yale

From The Campaign of James Maroney: Connecticut state senate candidate James Maroney participated in a computer coding panel discussion during the Yale School of Management Education Leadership Conference April 6 in New Haven.

The panel, A Stem Curriculum for the Future, discussed policy around increasing access to computer coding for students, and ways that states have integrated computer science into their respective curricula.

“There are currently 500,000 open computer coding jobs in the United States,” Maroney said. “A lack of access to computer coding talent in Connecticut has been the reason some companies have left the state – that needs to change.”

Maroney, during his time as the democratic state representative from the 119th district from 2012-2014, was instrumental in the development of SB 962, passed in 2015, which required Connecticut schools to offer computer coding instruction to students in middle school and high school.

The panel also included Cameron Wilson, chief operating officer of CODE.org; Dr. Chris Stephenson, head of Computer Science Education Strategy at Google; Kevin Wang, Teaching Education and Literacy in Schools of the Microsoft Philanthropies; and Chinma Uche, president of the Computer Science Teachers of Connecticut.

Maroney, a democrat, is seeking election to Connecticut’s 14th Senate District, a seat currently held by Gayle Slossberg, who is retiring at the end of this term.

The 14th Senate District covers Milford, Orange, and parts of West Haven and Woodbridge. To learn more about Maroney, go to www.maroneyforus.com.

For more information, questions or requests, contact Craig Zentkovich, Maroney For Us! communications director, at 203-800-5642 or craig.zentkovich@gmail.com.

Image Via The Campaign of James Maroney