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Governor Asa Hutchinson to Introduce His NGA Chair’s Initiative on Computer Science Education

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Oct 1 2021

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Oct 1, 2021 at 1:00pm

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Ballroom

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Eric Wohlschlegel

202-624-5391

[email protected]

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Media contacts: Eric Wohlschlegel, 202-624-5391 or [email protected]
James Nash, 202-624-3658 or [email protected]

 

Governor Asa Hutchinson to Introduce His NGA Chair’s Initiative on Computer Science Education

National Initiative Will Build on Successes in Arkansas

WASHINGTON – National Governors Association Chairman and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson will introduce his 2021-22 NGA Chairman’s Initiative, K-12 Computer Science Education, Oct. 1 at The National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Since becoming Governor of Arkansas in 2015, Gov. Hutchinson has championed computer science education and coding as tools to build long-term prosperity and offer economic opportunities for youth. Arkansas’ experiences as the first state to require every high school to offer a computer science course inform Gov. Hutchinson’s bipartisan nationwide initiative as the new Chairman of the National Governors Association.

Gov. Asa Hutchinson
Gov. Asa Hutchinson

WHO: NGA Chairman and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson
WHAT: Event to introduce 2021-22 NGA Chairman’s Initiative, K-12 Computer Science Education
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 1 at 1 p.m.
WHERE: Ballroom of The National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, 13th Floor, Washington, D.C. 20045  

Gov. Hutchinson will be available for questions from credentialed reporters after the event.

Per National Press Club policy, attendees must have a COVID-19 vaccination card on their phone or recent negative COVID-19 test to enter the club. For more information about health and safety at the club, or to upload your vaccination card ahead of time, click here.

For more information about the event, including registration, members of the media should contact Eric Wohlschlegel at [email protected] or James Nash at [email protected].

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