LITTLE ROCK – National Governors Association Chairman and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson will discuss details of his 2021-22 NGA Chairman's Initiative, K-12 Computer Science Education, at a Chairman’s Initiative Roundtable in Bentonville, Arkansas on March 17.

Governor Bill Lee from Tennessee will be joining the Governor to kick off this event and participate in roundtable panels surrounding the initiative.

Governor Hutchinson will kick off the event followed by a panel discussion on state computer science initiatives with Arkansas Secretary of Education Johnny Key, Missouri Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven, and computer science education supervisors from Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee will kick off another panel with students from Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee who will share their first-hand perspectives on the importance of computer science education.

The agenda will conclude with a Governors’ roundtable, led by Governor Hutchinson, focused on efforts within their states to expand K-12 computer science education.

WHO: NGA Chairman and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson
WHAT: Event to discuss 2021-22 NGA Chairman’s Initiative, K-12 Computer Science Education
WHEN: Thursday, March 17 at 9 a.m.
WHERE: 21c Museum Hotel, 200 NE A Street, Bentonville AR, 72712

Governor Hutchinson will be available Thursday morning at 10 a.m. at the 21c Museum Hotel for questions from credentialed reporters.

Per 21c Museum Hotel policy, attendees are recommended to wear a mask in all public spaces. For more information about health and safety at the hotel, click here.

Governor Hutchinson introduced his NGA Chairman's Initiative, supporting a national effort to expand and improve computer science education, on October 1, 2021, during a speech and question-and-answer session at The National Press Club.