As part of a three-year White House push to promote computer science education, Cartoon Network is launching a $30 million initiative to get kids interested in computer codes and coding.

As part of his new budget, being unveiled in early February, the President today (Jan. 30) unveiled a plan to provide $4 billion in funding to staes and another $100 million directly to school districts for training teachers and expanding access to instructional materials.

That will dovetail with Administration efforts to get high-speed broadband to schools and libraries.

But in addition to that funding, White House officials announced a number of private sector efforts to boost computer science education, citing Cartoon in a conference call with reporters.

Cartoon is putting its toons to work for the cause by adding working computer coding themes into two of its long-form series, Powerpuff Girls and a series to be named later.

The shows will include storylines and characters that encourage an interest in STEM education. "We've been doing a large amount of work with Hollywood and other media around the portrayal of who does this [computer] work," said U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith. "Many young people are not aware that computer science was founded by a broad set of people..."

In partnership with Scratch, a project from the MIT Media Lab, and the Scratch Foundation, Cartoon will also create coding tutorials that use characters from both series and targeting kids 6-11.

Cartoon will be building on its December launch of three coding tutorials featuring characters from its We Care Bears as part of Computer Science Education Week.

To help guide the effort, Cartoon is also forming an advisory board that will include Mitchel Resnick, LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research and Director of the Lifelong Kindergarten group at the MIT Media Lab.

“This generation of kids is incredibly creative and inventive, and we're inspired by them every day," Christina Miller, president and general manager, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and Boomerang, told Multichannel News. "Computer literacy and learning to code are vitally important skills that foster creativity and self-expression. With this long-term commitment, we will leverage our brands and platforms to drive awareness for coding and provide access to the necessary tools for kids everywhere. The result, we hope, is that we help inspire the next generation as much as they inspire us."

Cartoon Network will roll out a new version of its 1990s hit series Powerpuff Girls as part of a new slate of original kids-targeted shows the network will showcase during its annual upfront presentation to advertisers.

The network, which will host a series of meetings with key advertising clients over the next month, will also emphasize an immersive multi-platform strategy that it says reaches the kids 6-11 audience both through its traditional linear channel as well as through its various digital offerings, according to Christina Miller, president and general manage  Cartoon Network, Boomerang and Adult Swim.

Along with the 2016 return of the animated series The Powerpuff Girls, which ran on the network from 1998 to 2005, other new Cartoon Network original shows include We Bare Bears, which follows three bear siblings as they attempt to assimilate into human society; and Mighty Magiswords, a digital series about a brother and sister team of warriors for hire set out to collect magical swords.

The network will also bring back several original series including The Amazing World Of Gumball,Clarence, Teen Titans Go!, Uncle Grandpa, Steven Universe, Sonic Boom, Adventure Time and Regular Show. In addition, the network will feature an Adventure Time mini-series and a Regular Show movie special. as well as a special Long Live the Royals Mini-Series (pictured): .

New acquired series include Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race ; Transformers: Robots In Disguise; and Supernoobs.

The network will look to create a “platform-inclusive” experience for its targeted 6 to 11 audience by offering original programming and gaming content through its Cartoon Network Digital offerings. In 2014 Cartoon Network was the most watched network on free-on-demand in 2014 with more than 300 million orders, according to network officials.

“We are seeing great results with our platform-inclusive strategy to expand the definition of programming across all screens” said Christina Miller, President and General Manager, Cartoon Network- Boomerang -Adult Swim in a statement. “Digital, mobile and TV have all come together for this new generation of kids, who are very comfortable with the sheer volume of choice; and when you deliver compelling original content and innovative ways of experiencing it, they will find it, engage with it, and share it on every platform.”