Code.org wants 100 million students to learn the basics of computer science. The Seattle-based organization today launched a crowdfunding campaign that aims to raise $5 million in order to introduce ...

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Kurt Schlosser on Mar 4 ...

Microsoft and Code.org have partnered to release a new Hour of Code installment based around the popular Minecraft game. Code.org is an organization devoted to introducing programming to students of ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Code.org is getting a $15 million cash infusion from Facebook over the next five years to teach more young women and underrepresented minorities how to code. At Facebook, only 17% of ...

The popular block-building-sandbox game is creeping into the third annual Hour of Code, a worldwide campaign to spark students' interest in programming. CNET freelancer Anthony Domanico is passionate ...

America wants you to learn how to code. While Barack Obama didn’t pull out an Uncle Sam-style finger point, he certainly addressed coding as something of a civic duty in a YouTube video released this ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The Code.org nonprofit trains teachers on how to teach computer science lessons to students from kindergarten ...

Why are we teaching kids to code when they can't even balance a check book? Because the authorities behind the initiative have other intentions. Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, President Obama, and a ...

This year has seen the highest increase in the number of U.S. high schools offering a foundational computer science course since 2018, with more than half of U.S. high schools now offering one, but ...