The pressing need for more computer science graduates combined with tech companies’ pledges to build more racially and ethnically diverse workforces are teeing up a new solution: Empower two-year colleges… Read More
Amazon today pledged to provide introductory and advanced computer science classes in 130 high schools in New York City, home to one of its two future headquarters campuses. RELATED: Amazon launches… Read More
A year ago, the College Board saw the numbers of female students and underrepresented minority students taking the Advanced Placement exam for computer science more than double — but what about… Read More
Diversity is not one of the tech industry’s strongest suits, but Seattle-based Code.org sees hints this could change in coming years: In 2017, a record number of women and underrepresented… Read More
Shyam Gollakota envisions a future in which his research and technological breakthroughs will transform computing as we know it. It’s a powerful prediction, and it’s based on the consumption of… Read More
Microsoft has again broken its record for employee giving, donating $142 million to nearly 19,000 charities last year. That’s a 14 percent increase over the previous year’s donations, and the… Read More
For Mark DeLoura, returning to Seattle after two years working for the White House was a blast from the past. “There’s the Pacific Science Center,” he recalls thinking, “I met… 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
A unique partnership between Microsoft and Rhode Island aims to bring computer science classes to every high school in the state by the end of next year — a new… 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
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella welcomed a group of teachers to the company’s Redmond, Wash., campus on Monday morning, talking to them about the ways Microsoft products can be used in… 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
Students at Whitman College will soon be able to earn a degree in computer science. The Walla Walla, Wash. liberal arts school has raised more than $8 million in endowments — including… Read More