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, ...

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.

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 ...

Access to high school computer science courses has plateaued, and overall high school student participation in those classes has declined slightly, concludes Code.org’s annual report on the state of ...

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 ...

Computer science has a wider footprint in schools than ever before, but there are differences when it comes to who has access to computer courses and who’s enrolling. That’s according to the latest ...

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Van “Kendy” Nguyen, 16, didn’t know anything about computer science. Gradi Kabeya, 17, hadn’t done any coding before but said computer science seemed cool and useful. Hazel Ochoa, 16, had dabbled in ...

Students in Drexel’s Bachelor of Science in Computer Science (BSCS) program learn about the theory and practice of effective computing. CS majors tend to be skilled at math and writing code, and like ...