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 ...

One Kingwood third grader is an online teacher of sorts, to get kids excited about computer technology. Caroline Gross does something most kids dream about. She has her own YouTube Channel. Complete ...

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For years, coding has been thought of as a useful skill for children to learn. It’s integrated into computer science classes and a number of organizations are dedicated to helping kids code. But now, ...

Being the only girl, coupled with being the only Hispanic student, in many of the computer science classes and programs Athena Coco Hernandez was in, was a lot. Don’t misunderstand, though. It wasn’t ...

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a nationwide computer science immersion program sets up shop at a couple Virginia elementary schools. The NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs has the story.

ERIKA: IN TODAY'S 5 FOR GOOD, FREE CODING CLASSES FOR KIDS WHO OTHERWISE MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THAT KIND OF LEARNING. >> ZOMBIES ON THE ATTACK. THIS IS A VIDEO GAME BRAINSTORMING SESSION. >> THAT ...

With as fast moving as technology is these days, coding has become almost as essential to a child’s education as math and reading. Unfortunately, not every school is teaching computer programming just ...

At Code Ninjas, kids aren't scolded for spending hours playing video games on computers. In fact, they're given recognition for advancing to upper levels, and parents pay to send them to the center at ...

It’s Friday night and high school friends Milan Narula and Katherine McPhie are watching a game, celebrating with whoops and high fives every time someone scores. A group of college students in the ...

HILLSBOROUGH - Say the words “video game” and your kids are bound to stop and listen. The local owners of a new Code Ninjas, a learning center that opens on Saturday, June 29 at 10 a.m. at ...