South Hills High School teacher Saleta Thomas bills her class as a digital game-design program for students. But once students opt to take the class, they start learning computer coding through basic ...

While there’s a growing consensus that K-12 students should learn some computer science, especially given the 1 million computing jobs that are expected to go unfilled by 2020, there’s less agreement ...

From the lowest to the highest elementary grade levels, children gazed at the figures on the screen, talked with nearby peers and made decisions to continue the game forward. In recognition of the ...

SAN ANTONIO — Ten-year-old Julian Rala has the power to make regular objects come to life. "I was able to make an actual thing move," he said. That "actual thing" is a plastic toy with flashing lights ...

Young coding whizzes Neth Dharmasiri and Chinmay Lal believe learning the language behind computer software shouldn't depend ...

Coding and computer programming are slowly becoming part of the core curriculum in schools and districts across the U.S.–and some educators say the earlier students start coding, the better. Research ...

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