Code.org is a different kind of tech workplace. This nonprofit was founded by twin brothers and tech entrepreneurs Hadi Partovi and Ali Partovi in 2013, and its goal is to expand access… Read More
TUMWATER, Wash. — Gov. Jay Inslee wants 50 percent of Washington’s schools to meet new computer education standards by early 2019. Washington Superintendent of Public instruction Randy Dorn signed those… Read More
Some of the world’s most famous sports stars are putting their support behind computer science education. Top athletes like Kobe Bryant, Neymar Jr., Serena Williams, and a handful of others… Read More
Computer Science Education week is just around the corner, taking place from Dec. 5 -11. This annual event is a push to encourage computer science education for K-12 students, and… Read More
K-12 educators in the U.S. are struggling. Like everyone else, they know that computer technology is a well-paying, in-demand field that’s desperate for a more diverse workforce. But many have… Read More
Code.org, a Seattle-based non-profit that promotes computer science education around the world, secured a $15 million donation from Facebook, to be collected over the next five years. The funds will go toward… Read More
— Amperity, the marketing technology startup that raised $9 million from a who’s who of angel and venture investors in February, announced Wednesday that Rajeev Singh has joined the company’s… Read More
Code.org, the non-profit that promotes computer science education around the world, has secured $23 million in donations from Microsoft, Infosys, Google, Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan, and several others. Seattle-based Code.org will… Read More
Big names in the tech world are partnering with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to launch the Computer Science Education Coalition, which aims to increase congressional funding for K-12 computer science education, the… Read More
View image | gettyimages.com Computer science education supporters have spent six years working to get two simple words included in the sweeping rewrite of U.S. education policy that President Barack… Read More
Computer science education week, an annual program designed to inspire kids to code, kicks off globally Dec. 7. As part of this initiative Seattle’s CoderDojo is hosting an Hour of Code… Read More
Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming through a partnership with Code.org, announced on Monday morning. They’ve built a tutorial that students across the world can use during… Read More
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1813 into law today. The law establishes K–12 education standards for computer science courses, in addition to providing scholarship funds for teachers to get trained… Read More
Code.org is getting some help with its mission to put computer science in every U.S. school. The Seattle-based non-profit today announced 11 new partnerships with organizations that will help Code.org… Read More
Code.org wants more high schools to offer computer science courses, and now it’s getting help from the College Board to do so. Seattle-based Code.org today announced a new partnership with… Read More
[Updated 10:45am to reflect additional signatories] In a strongly worded appeal, five dozen business and education leaders — including those from Microsoft, Amazon, and Starbucks — are urging Washington lawmakers to… Read More
When it comes to legislation encouraging the teaching of computer science in Washington State schools, Code.org’s advice might be: Choose wisely. Two bills are currently vying for attention in the state House… Read More
Code.org has reached a major milestone: The organization happily reports that a million girls and a million African-American and Hispanic students are enrolled in their learning platform Code Studio. The Code… Read More
President Barack Obama is the latest newsmaker to join the challenge to learn to code. The “Coder in Chief” sat down with Code.org — the Seattle non-profit and operator of the Hour… Read More
Apple will take part in Code.org’s Hour of Code effort next week by hosting free workshops at its retail stores around the globe to get kids interested in programming. Apple… Read More
There are a lot of coding tutorials out there. But only one that will have kids belting out “Let it Go.” That’s right: Seattle-based Code.org has teamed up with Disney… Read More
Most of us in the technology industry are aware of a problem that’s currently plaguing the youth of America: Computer programs, video games and mobile apps. But it’s not that… Read More
Code.org wants 100 million students to learn the basics of computer science. The Seattle-based organization today launched a crowdfunding campaign that aims to raise $5 million in order to introduce 100… Read More
Code.org announced the launch of its new Code Studio today – an open source product designed to make it easy for kids — as young as kindergarten age — to… Read More
The chart above tells quite a story. That blue line — the one that looks like a hockey stick — shows how interest in computer science from freshmen at the University of Washington in Seattle… Read More
More than two million students across the nation will learn how to code thanks to a Seattle-based organization that is on a serious mission to teach kids about computer science. Code.org today… Read More
It’s time to kick off the voting in another key GeekWire Awards category — Geek of the Year. This is a special award, designed to recognize not just technical prowess… Read More
The Flappy Bird craze isn’t quite over yet. To celebrate a few milestones, Code.org today released a “Make Your Own Flappy Bird” tutorial that lets kids as young as six… Read More
The “learn to code” movement may be about to run afoul of the Law of Unintended Consequences. Few (least of all nerdy me) will argue that learning a computer language… Read More
Code.org is on a mission to get more kids learning about computer science, and so far, the Seattle-based non-profit seems to be making legitimate progress. Hadi Partovi, a longtime Seattle entrepreneur… Read More