Coding and computer science should be mandatory in Canadian schools. EBONY FRELIX. Contributed to The Globe and Mail. Published August 19, 2016. This article was published more than 8 years ago.

In the academic environment, the process is typically slower because there are a few years to get through if you want a degree. But on the other hand, I think, you get a much deeper and broader sense ...

Schools in some Canadian provinces are offering students classes in various levels of computer coding. One technology specialist working with students at a New Brunswick school says that while not ...

In the U.S., many districts have agreed to add coding classes. Last year, Chicago elevated computer science to a core subject in all public high schools.

Computer Science Education Week, or CSEdWeek for short, which kicks off December 4, hopes to open these same doors of creativity for K-12 students across the country by introducing them to one of the ...

Paul Thomas, a fourth-year undergraduate student at St. Michael’s College who plans on majoring in computer science next year, says he has a proclivity for learning languages, but ultimately took the ...

While most Canadian provinces offer some computer-science classes and technology in classrooms, the net result is a patchwork, bolstered by outside initiatives aimed at addressing the coding ...

Kids in front of a computer is nothing new but these faces are part of a new generation of coding, one that's becoming more diverse, thanks to people like Diana Lee Guzman.

Jam Coding works with primary school children to break down barriers and change the narrative around computer science from a young age. They believe it is at this age that young girls are more likely ...