Applying CAPE to Assess Equitable CS Education

Disparities in K-20 computing education are well documented and remarkably persistent. The purpose of this panel is to propose a more comprehensive and holistic view of inequities in computing education by applying a framework called CAPE. The CAPE Framework outlines four levels of the computer science (CS) education ecosystem: Capacity for CS Education, Access to CS Education, Participation in CS Education, and Experiences of CS Education. Panelists will discuss how issues of equity can be interrogated at each level within three different contexts: K-12 education, higher education, and philanthropic investment in CS education. Audience participants will then collaborate to discuss how they might apply CAPE in their own contexts to understand and challenge the root causes of disparities in the computing field.