Congressional App Challenge names director

Rachel Décoste joined the Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Internet Education Foundation as director of the Congressional App Challenge.

The Congressional App Challenge is a congressional initiative coordinated by the Internet Education Foundation. Its goal is to encourage student engagement in coding and computer science through app competitions, which members of Congress host in their districts.

Ms. Décoste, a self-taught software coder and advocate for increasing STEM opportunities among youth, will spearhead the effort's third annual challenge July 26. The first two years of the program involved almost 4,000 student participants in 239 challenges across 33 states.

"Learning to code in as a teenager opened the door to a fantastic career for me," Ms. Décoste said. "I hope the Congressional App Challenge will be a catalyst for the next generation of tech leaders."

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