White House, NSF Launch Partnership to Boost K-12 Access to Quantum Education

White House, NSF Launch Partnership to Boost K-12 Access to Quantum Education

A new initiative unveiled by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and National Science Foundation Wednesday intends to spur students’ interest in quantum information science as early as grade school and broaden access to QIS studies throughout K-12 education.


While seemingly nascent to some, quantum computing and information science are steadily on the rise—forcing the U.S. in recent years to reckon with the need to address education gaps that could crucially limit the development of the nation’s quantum-ready workforce.  


Building on evolving government-led efforts and teaming with more than a dozen quantum-driving academic and industry leaders, the entities set in motion the National Q-12 Education Partnership, which will foster new tools and materials for K-12 classrooms, in hopes of sparking interest and eventually boosting the range of students prepared to participate in quantum career fields. NSF intends to award nearly $1 million across QIS education efforts through the work, some of which will support the also newly-announced Q2Work Program. As a member of the Q-12 Education Partnership, the program will help facilitate the community developing assets and help introduce age-appropriate QIS resources into classrooms and other learning environments. 


“Quantum information science is a critical industry of the future where America must lead the world, and yet students don’t typically learn about QIS until college,” U.S. Chief Technology Officer Michael Kratsios said in a statement. He ..

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