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Code.org CEO on the nonprofit’s first 10 years, and the impact of AI on teaching computer science

This special series focuses on important community issues, innovative solutions to societal challenges, and people and non-profit groups making an impact through technology. by Kurt Schlosser on Mar 4 ...
GeekWire

Code.org raises $12M from Gates Foundation, Infosys, PwC to expand computer science education

Hadi Partovi, CEO of Code.org, talks aboutthe fun and creative aspects of computer science with a group of students. (Photo via Code.org) Code.org just raised another $12 million to help students ...
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As AI rewrites the rules of coding, Code.org pushes to reinvent itself

Teacher Jake Baskin remembers exactly where he was when he first watched the viral 2013 video that introduced Code.org to the world, inviting kids to learn how to code. “I was sitting in my high ...
9to5Mac

Making the Grade: Why Code.org curriculum replaced Swift Playgrounds in my coding classes

I am in the midst of my third year of teaching coding at my school to nine and ten years old students, and I made a significant change this year after reflecting over the last two cycles. As I began ...
Business Wire

Workiva Partners with Code.org to Narrow the Digital Divide and Expand Access to Computer Science Education

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK), the company powering transparent reporting for a better world, announced today it has kicked off a global, multi-year partnership with Code.org, a ...
Microsoft

Microsoft and Code.org announce free Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial for Computer Science Education Week, Dec. 5–11

REDMOND, Wash. — Nov. 15, 2016 — Microsoft Corp. and Code.org on Tuesday unveiled the Minecraft Hour of Code Designer, a coding tutorial for students and educators created for Hour of Code, an annual, ...
TechCrunch

Code.org’s third annual Hour of Code includes star athletes and a new sports-themed coding tutorial

Jocks and nerds haven’t always gotten along in years past, but Code.org aims to bring them together for the third annual Hour of Code with a sports-themed coding campaign. The campaign, which kicks ...
CNET

Microsoft and Code.org want to teach kids to code with Minecraft

The popular block-building-sandbox game is creeping into the third annual Hour of Code, a worldwide campaign to spark students' interest in programming. CNET freelancer Anthony Domanico is passionate ...
Business Wire

Code.org and Amazon Kick Off Hour of Code: Dance Party to Introduce One Million Girls to Coding

Amazon and Code.org partner for this year’s Hour of Code, which aims to inspire one million girls during the first week of December to try coding their own dance party Over 1,000 Amazon employees ...
ZDNet

Code.org: Solving our CS shortage 1 teacher, 1 student at a time

These statistics are actually pretty ridiculous. We focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) in many of our conversations, but actual programming rarely enters the picture. We ...
Forbes

Hadi Partovi Wants All Students To Have Access To Computer-Science Classes With Code.org

Hadi Partovi made his fortune as a cofounder of Tellme Networks, sold to Microsoft for some $800 million in 2007, and with smart investments in Dropbox, Facebook and Airbnb. For the past four years, ...