REDMOND, Wash. — Any resistance the young people in your life may have to learning basic computer science will effectively melt on Monday, when Microsoft and the non-profit group Code.org ...

Along the way, students use Code.org’s familiar drag-and-drop coding interface to learn computer science concepts such as object-oriented programming, event handlers and repeat loops. Players face a ...

Computer Science Education Week comes at a time when the US Bureau of Labor Statistics recognizes tech jobs as being some of the fastest-growing, highest-paying jobs out there. But Code.org isn't ...

A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

Computer science is often top of mind for 21st-century educators, but this week, you’ll likely hear more about it than ever before. From Dec. 4-10, teachers and students across the globe will ...

Hour of Code is a week long campaign dedicated to teaching newcomers the basics of computer science. The event takes place during Computer Science Education Week, Dec. 7-13.

The drag-and-drop coding apps and tutorials that many K-12 schools use to teach students the beginnings of code may be entertaining, but they don't mimic the work real computer scientists do ...

Hour of Code is an annual, global campaign held during Computer Science Education week, this year taking place between 7 and 13 December. It encourages millions of students around the world to try one ...

Two of the tech industry's biggest names are offering more than just sage advice to high school students wanting to learn how to write computer code. Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have also ...