One of the most common questions I get from teachers and parents is: What programming language should we use to teach kids to code? Is it important to always start with block-based languages like ...

Digital literacy is increasingly recognised as a vital component of future education. As the Dutch government seeks to update both the primary and secondary curricula, teaching coding to children is ...

Caroline Burgess, a STEM education and career consultant, argues that to set children up for success, coding should be taught early in Canadian schools along with core curriculum such as math ...

If Ontario is teaching coding in hopes that they’ll create a generation of well-paid, professional coders years later, I’m afraid the province will be disappointed.

Teaching coding to kids was something very few people thought about. But today, parents and teachers know that teaching kids to code has lots of benefits beyond the computer screen.

In a small number of schools like Darlington, coding is a standalone subject. And, about 15 private and public schools are participating in a coding pilot, the Intel Galileo project.

Teaching children coding is a waste of time, the OECD’s education chief has said, as he predicts the skill will soon be obsolete.

Despite the rapid spread of coding instruction in grade schools, there is some concern that creative thinking and other important social and creative skills could be compromised by a growing focus ...