The drag-and-drop coding apps and tutorials that many K-12 schools use to teach students the beginnings of code may be entertaining, but they don’t mimic the work that real computer scientists do, ...
Nationwide — Terysa Ridgeway, a pioneering African-American computer scientist and celebrated children’s book author, is on a mission to ignite a passion for coding among children worldwide. With an ...
This post originally appeared on the Teacher Beat blog. Politicians from New York City to Texas have pledged to expand access to computer science courses in K-12 schools, but one state’s efforts stand ...
Computer coding might be added to the curriculum at Wilmette Junior High School to help prepare students for the workplace, officials said. The goal is to offer high-quality 8th-grade computer science ...
A movement by parents and lawmakers to get computer coding classes to count toward foreign language credits in school hit a snag this month — but advocates aren't giving up. Sen. Jeremy Ring, a former ...
Just about every list of U.S. metro areas that are high-tech centers lists Atlanta in the top 20, but Georgia leaders have visions of moving the entire state even further. They want students to be ...
This article is presented in partnership with CA Lottery. For sixth graders, James Denman Middle School is a haven of hope, where bad choices are told to hit the road and the effects of gang violence ...
As companies like Amazon and Microsoft lay off workers and embrace A.I. coding tools, computer science graduates say they’re struggling to land tech jobs. Manasi Mishra recently graduated from Purdue ...