Microsoft wants your kids to learn to code, and they have tons of free programs to get them excited. The tech giant offers free classes, camps, and an Hour of Code in their stores to introduce kids to ...

When we say coding is a child’s play, Microsoft took it literally. While we lacked encouragement to program when we were young, the future for our children seems bright. Microsoft has a few ...

Coding is a big deal right now. Worldwide, 36 million kids have taken part in “Hour of code” activities, helping them become active, rather than passive users of technology and starting learning that ...

As part of Code.org’s Hour of Code program, Disney is releasing “Moana: Wayfinding with Code,” a free online tutorial to teach kids the basics of computer science. The tutorial features characters ...

The government is behind it. In his 2016 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama said that the U.S. should offer “every student the hands-on computer science and math classes that make them ...

Annual Hour of Code, during Computer Science Education Week, encourages educators and students to participate in one hour of coding Computer science skills have enjoyed more time in the spotlight as ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Learning how to code has a bit of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reputation. On the one hand, it promises to be a path to job stability, given that by 2020 some one million computer science ...

As someone who’s had my children in the last decade, I can tell you that the pushy-parent movement sometimes makes me feel like I’m failing my kids because they can’t code. I’ve always been a bit ...

At the upper bounds of education, in the post-college and career training universes, we think of computer coding as a skill. It’s a thing you can learn how to do that will make you more valuable as an ...

On a recent late-night formula run, I passed by a large display of books about teaching children to code. I have seen these books around, but never such a large display directed toward elementary-aged ...