ECEP Alliance

What ECEP Alliance does

ECEP Alliance (legal name: Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance) is a non-profit collective impact alliance founded in 2012 to broaden participation in K-12 computer science education across the United States. Headquartered within The University of Texas at Austin's Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), the alliance convenes state-level leadership teams across 30 states and Puerto Rico — collectively serving over 33 million K-12 students and 68% of the nation's K-12 campuses — to reform CS education policy, pathways, and practices through a structured 5-Stage Model. It operates as a backbone organization in partnership with Michigan State University, UC Irvine, the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, and the Kapor Foundation.

ECEP's product surface consists of methodologies, toolkits, and data infrastructure rather than commercial software. Its flagship product is the ECEP CS Education Dashboard, an interactive Tableau-based visualization tool that provides district-level K-12 CS education data; this is paired with the Common Metrics Project Toolkit, which provides states with a roadmap for aligning local measurement systems to the national dashboard. Supporting assets include the CAPE Framework (Capacity, Access, Participation, Experiences) for assessing equity, the Landscape Report Toolkit, State Summit Toolkit, COLLABORATE Coalitions Toolkit, Policy Briefs, and a State Coaching & Expert Bureau. Services and resources are free to all states; member states receive direct coaching, co-sponsorship funding (~$700K issued since inception), and access to annual Summits (held at UT Austin's J.J. Pickle Research Campus), ECEP Connect virtual summits, and bi-monthly ECEP Deep Dives.

ECEP's business model is grant-funded rather than revenue-generating. Primary funding comes from the U.S. National Science Foundation (since 2012, including a $3.5M extension under NSF-CNS-2137834 and a 2025 five-year renewal), supplemented by a $3 million Google.org grant over three years (2022) and a new grant from Siegel Family Endowment (May 2026). All services are provided free to states, and the alliance monetizes exclusively through institutional philanthropy and federal grants rather than fees, licensing, or contracts.

Name

ECEP Alliance

Legal name

Expanding Computing Education Pathways (ECEP) Alliance

Website

https://ecepalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ECEP Alliance is a non-profit collective impact alliance founded in 2012 that convenes 30 U.S. states and Puerto Rico to reform K-12 computer science education. It provides free toolkits, frameworks, and a national data dashboard to state education agencies, funded by NSF, Google.org, and Siegel Family Endowment.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. NSF Grant Funding: Primary funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation since 2012. NSF awards include NSF-CNS-2137834 (ECEP 3 Alliance Extension at $3.5 million), NSF-CNS-1822011, NSF-CNS-1228355, NSF-CNS-1228352, and NSF-CNS-2417664.
2. Google.org Partnership: $3 million grant over three years from Google.org to complement NSF baseline investment and build backbone capacity for supporting alliance members and activities.
3. Siegel Family Endowment Grant: New grant from Siegel Family Endowment to accelerate ECEP's mission to facilitate systemic change in computing education, deepening state-level efforts for broadening participation in computing.

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Core offering

ECEP Alliance is a collective impact alliance that provides state-level K-12 computer science education teams with free toolkits, frameworks, data infrastructure, coaching, and convenings to broaden participation in computing. Its offerings include an interactive national CS Education Dashboard, the Common Metrics Project Toolkit, landscape and coalition-building guides, the CAPE equity framework, Policy Briefs, professional development courses (ScIP), and recurring virtual and in-person summits—delivered through backbone support from TACC at UT Austin, Michigan State University, UC Irvine, and MGHPCC.

Product overview

ECEP Alliance is a collective impact alliance that offers a comprehensive suite of products and resources focused on broadening participation in computing (BPC) in K-12 education. The core product is the ECEP CS Education Dashboard, an interactive Tableau-based data visualization tool that brings transparency to K-12 CS education across states and districts. Supporting this is the Common Metrics Project (CMP), which facilitates collaborative development of common frameworks for monitoring progress in CS education across multiple states. ECEP provides multiple toolkits including the Landscape Report Toolkit for understanding state CS education landscapes, the State Summit Toolkit for planning convenings, and the COLLABORATE Coalitions Toolkit for building BPC coalitions. The organization also offers frameworks like the CAPE Framework (Capacity, Access, Participation, Experiences) for assessing equity throughout the CS education ecosystem, and the 5-Stage Model for State Change. Additional offerings include Policy Briefs documenting promising practices, State Coaching & Expert Bureau services, ECEP Connect Virtual Summits (annual one-day events), ECEP Deep Dives (bi-monthly 90-minute sessions), and Scaling Innovative Pedagogy (ScIP) professional development courses. All resources are freely available to all U.S. states, with member states receiving additional coaching and support through the alliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ECEP CS Education Dashboard: A community-led interactive tool designed to bring transparency and universal access to K-12 Computer Science education, allowing users to define CS parameters according to their local needs.
• Common Metrics Project (CMP)
• CAPE Framework
• Scaling Innovative Pedagogy (ScIP)
• ECEP Connect
• ECEP Deep Dives

Products and services

• ECEP CS Education Dashboard Interactive Tableau-based data visualization tool that brings transparency and universal access to K-12 computer science education data; allows users to define CS parameters according to local needs and provides district-level reporting for actionable local insights. Built through a community-led, iterative process beginning in 2019.
• Common Metrics Project (CMP) Toolkit A collaborative initiative and downloadable toolkit that engages state teams in data gathering, analysis, reporting, and utilization to increase evidence-based BPC advocacy, policy development, and implementation; facilitates shared measurement systems across multiple states aligned to the national ECEP dashboard.
• Landscape Report Toolkit Free downloadable toolkit that helps CS education advocacy groups advance state-level broadening participation strategies, ground BPC strategy in data, and center data in equity-explicit CS education advocacy and policy efforts.
• State Summit Toolkit Free downloadable toolkit developed with NCWIT that helps state teams define the purpose, structure, and logistics of state CS education summits and engage in follow-up efforts; promotes equity and democratizes change by giving voice to all stakeholders.
• COLLABORATE: Broadening Participation in Computing Coalitions Toolkit Comprehensive, action-oriented downloadable resource that helps state teams and coalitions build, sustain, and grow BPC efforts; draws on over 10 years of work and provides strategies for building strong diverse coalitions, taking action, and ensuring long-term sustainability.
• State Coaching & Expert Bureau Coaching service for state teams working to broaden participation in computing; covers CS education policy, BPC and equity, strategic planning, teacher pathways, curriculum, funding, data research and evaluation, and K-12 CS standards.
• ECEP Connect Virtual Summit Annual one-day virtual summit where all U.S. states have the opportunity to engage with ECEP's model for state change and leverage resources and network of state and national leaders working to broaden participation in computing.
• ECEP Deep Dives Free 90-minute bi-monthly virtual events where all states can dive deeper into CS education topics, build community, and plug into ECEP's network of state and national leaders.
• Scaling Innovative Pedagogy (ScIP) ECEP-designed professional development course that equips educators with the resources and skills to focus on broad access to, participation in, and experiences of computer science in their schools and classrooms; disseminated nationally via partnership with CSTA.
• Policy Briefs Short publications documenting promising practices in states that have advanced broadening participation in computing and exploring unintended consequences of state CS education policies; covers teacher qualification pathways, preservice teacher education, community college contributions, and equity in computing policy.

Quantifiable outcome

• ECEP states have adopted a broader and more comprehensive set of policies to support and sustain CS education compared to non-ECEP states, especially in policy areas requiring ongoing investment and systemic coordination.
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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTACC serves as the backbone organization for ECEP, facilitating communications and services. Headquarters located within TACC at The University of Texas at Austin. TACC Executive Director Dan Stanzione opened the 2026 Summit.
• Kapor FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-PI partner alongside TACC. Dr. Allison Scott (CEO, Kapor Foundation) serves as Co-Principal Investigator on the ECEP leadership team.
• Michigan State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner institution with Dr. Aman Yadav (Professor of Computing Education) serving as Co-Principal Investigator. MSU serves as one of the three lead sites for ECEP alongside UT Austin and UC Irvine.
• University of California, IrvinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-PI partner institution. UC Irvine is one of three lead sites for ECEP, partnering with TACC and Michigan State University to lead the alliance.
• Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner organization. CSTA Director Jake Baskin participated in 2026 Summit panel discussing a decade of CSEd progress. ECEP supports national dissemination of professional development through partnership with CSTA and ScIP project.
• Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center (MGHPCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-PI partner institution serving as backbone organization alongside TACC for ECEP, facilitating communications and services.
• Kapor CenterstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational partner organization. Chief Research Officer Sonia Koshy participated in 2026 Summit panel. Kapor Center develops CS Equity Dashboard for California and provides expertise in broadening participation research.
• National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization that co-developed the State Summit Toolkit with ECEP. Both organizations focused on BPC as NSF-funded organizations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Code.org: Code.org is a leading CS education nonprofit that runs the Hour of Code, advocates for state CS policies, and produces the annual State of CS Education report that ECEP directly partners with. Both organizations share the goal of universal K-12 CS access and frequently collaborate on state-level advocacy.
• National Center for Women & Information Technology (NCWIT): NCWIT is an NSF-funded coalition that works to increase women's participation in computing. ECEP co-developed the State Summit Toolkit with NCWIT, and both organizations focus on broadening participation in computing at state and national levels through coalitions and evidence-based programs.
• Kapor Foundation: The Kapor Foundation works to increase access to computing education for underrepresented groups. Kapor Foundation's CEO (Dr. Allison Scott) serves as Co-Principal Investigator on ECEP, and the Kapor Center develops the CS Equity Dashboard for California — making it a direct strategic partner with overlapping BPC mission and methodology.
• Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA): CSTA is the national professional association for CS teachers that supports K-12 CS education through professional development, standards, and advocacy. ECEP partners with CSTA on national dissemination of professional development including the ScIP program, and CSTA's director participated in the 2026 ECEP Summit.
• CSforAll Consortium: CSforAll is a national hub connecting CS education initiatives across the US with a focus on access, equity, and quality. ECEP's mission of universal CS education access directly aligns with CSforAll's coalition-building approach to make CS a fundamental part of K-12 education.

Emerging players

• AI4ALL: AI4ALL is a nonprofit focused on increasing diversity and inclusion in AI education and careers. As ECEP's Siegel Family Endowment partnership specifically targets CS and AI education, AI4ALL represents a thematic peer working on broadening participation in next-generation computing education.
• BootUp PD: BootUp PD is a nonprofit focused on K-12 CS professional development and curriculum, particularly for elementary school. An ECEP Georgia board member is affiliated with BootUp PD, and both organizations work on teacher training and equitable CS pedagogy in member states.

Others

• National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME): NACME is a nonprofit focused on increasing representation of underrepresented minorities in engineering and computing through scholarships and institutional partnerships. While focused on higher-ed pathways rather than K-12, NACME shares ECEP's broadening participation in STEM/computing mission.

Regional players

• CSforCLE: CSforCLE is a Cleveland-based initiative housed at Cleveland State University focused on K-12 CS education in Ohio. ECEP Ohio board member Crystal Franklin directs CSforCLE, making it a state-level peer operating within ECEP's broader alliance framework.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft TEALS: Microsoft TEALS pairs industry volunteers with classroom teachers to bring CS education to high schools. While ECEP focuses on state-level systemic reform, both work to expand CS access in K-12 schools with Microsoft as a broader corporate incumbent in CS education.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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