Dive Summary:

• The announcement of two major initiatives made Tuesday a good day for computer science education in the U.S.
• First, the House of Representatives approved the addition of a nationwide mobile apps competition to its students arts competition, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor says the competition "has been designed with the ability to evolve for the future."
• The day was topped off with the launch of Code.org, a national nonprofit that seeks to make computer programming skills part of the nation's education curriculum, and whose supporters include Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg.

From the article:

America’s elite institutions came out in full force for computer science education. First, the House of Representatives voted to update its traditional students arts competition to include a nationwide mobile apps competition. Then, to top off the day, the nation’s leading geeks, from Mark Zuckerberg to Bill Gates, helped launch a national nonprofit to encourage young programmers. ...