Kids Still Need to Learn to Code in the AI Era

When we discourage young people from learning to code or pursuing computer science, we limit their agency and abilities in a ...
Education Week

Computer Science Courses Are on the Rise—But Girls Are Still Half as Likely to Take It

Schools expanded the availability of foundational computer science classes this year at a faster clip than at any other time in the past five years, but stubborn gaps in access to those courses ...
VentureBeat

Code.org gets $12 million for computer science education from Gates Foundation and other groups

Code.org, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to computer science education, announced today that it has received $12 million in new donations from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, ...
WBAL-TV

Code.org helping close computer science gap in Baltimore

TIM TOOTEN HAS REACTION TO THE NEWS. REPORTER: MAREE FARRING ELEMENTARY IS AMONG 102 SCHOOLS NATIONWIDE AND TWO HERE IN MARYLAND TO RECEIVE THE MUCH NEEDED TECHNOLOGY DOLLARS. THE GOOD TECHNOLOGY NEWS ...
snhu

What Computer Science Skills You Need to Succeed

Computer science involves much more than writing code. It blends technical knowledge —like programming, algorithms and data systems — with soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving.
Forbes

With Code Can Bridge, One High Schooler Wants To Bring Computer Science To Coders Of All Abilities

For 18-year-old Mohammad Shirmohammadi, accessibility cuts both ways. A senior at Arcadia High School in Southern California near Pasadena, “Mo,” as he’s known to family and friends, is the founder ...
Forbes

How AI Will (or Should) Change Computer Science Education

A few weeks ago brought an announcement from Google that over 25% of all new code created within the company is generated by AI. This is a notable statement from a company that creates some of the ...