If ever there was an industry ripe for disruption, the US education industry is it. Statistics show that students educated in the U.S. K-12 system consistently rank below their peers on multiple key ...

Homework Many youngsters intend to become programmers. This is a very perspective direction that can bring you a lot of money, fame, and success. Yet, the path to the desired certificate and job lies ...

If you’re reading this, it’s thanks in part to coding. At its core, coding is another word for computer programming, or the means by which one creates a set of instructions that powers a computer’s ...

Students in Jason Whiting's class don't always realize they're learning. His sixth-grade students play a game in which they code in computer programming languages to complete simple objectives.

Coding—or computer programming—is ubiquitous in our everyday lives. But when it comes to actually teaching this skill, the U.S. educational system isn’t in step, with only 40% of K–12 schools teaching ...

Instructor Christina Koch from Software Carpentry—a volunteer organization that teaches software skills to researchers—assists a student during a coding exercise at Stanford University.Photo: Amy E.