“We’d like everybody to be more comfortable with computer science, because it’s running our lives now, and because it enhances what’s possible in the classroom,” said Kim Wilkens, a technology teacher ...

Computer programmers and software engineers are urging that students, even as early as elementary school, learn how to design and write source code for computers. Computer Coding Lessons Expanding ...

Will Neuner, another rising sophomore working on the honeypots project, says Code+ gives him valuable computer programming experience. “We get the opportunity and time that you don’t get during the ...

"So most programs that introduce coding in fourth grade and up, it's great, but they are coming kind of late to the party," she says. The project was funded by a $1.3 million grant from the ...

Kidsburgh: STEM Coding Lab 03:44. PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- When most of us were in school, we took science classes like biology and chemistry, but computer science may be even more important for today ...

Last summer as the pandemic raged, Rock Bridge High School students Zihao Zhou and Yogev Angelovici began their project of online tutoring in computer coding for younger students. Both are 16.

Yet even if a school district properly identifies computer science or programming classes, more obstacles abound. Schools might not have room in the schedule, or funding, for an additional course.

At Round Hill Elementary School, students showcased their first projects at Epic Build Night, a community event where family and friends are invited to come in and see what kids have been working ...

Teaching children to code with computers is only part of the challenge to preparing people for a career in the IT industry. But it can also do more harm that good in some cases.

For those with neither a bachelor’s or a coding school certification, short-term credentials can be parlayed into roles such as computer user support (ie: help desk), engineering technicians ...