In early 2018, the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) reached out to the state academic community to create the Maryland K–12 Computer Science Standards Design Team. The goal was to introduce the fundamental concepts of computer science to students, beginning at the elementary school level. Because of its close proximity to the US government’s cybersecurity workforce, Maryland sought to emphasize cybersecurity in the MD educational standards. The design team comprised representatives from sixteen local school systems, six colleges and...