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Level Playing Field Institute Awarded $500K Grant from National Science Foundation

National Science FoundationThe Level Playing Field Institute (LPFI) has been awarded a grant of $528,161 from the National Science Foundation Computing Education for the 21st Century (CE21) program to increase access to and success in computer science education for underrepresented youth of color.

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Thank You for Making Our 2013 Level the Coding Field Hackathons a Success!

LPFI hosted two “Level The Coding Field” youth hackathons this fall to give students from minority groups underrepresented in computer science the opportunity to build apps that improve their community while they gain valuable technology skills.

 

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