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Code.org lays off 18 employees to ensure long-term sustainability at education nonprofit

Seattle-based Code.org laid off 18 employees, or about 14% of its staff, the nonprofit confirmed to GeekWire on Wednesday. Following the cuts, Code.org’s staff now numbers 107. “Code.org has made the ...
GeekWire

Code.org CEO rips NY Times for stoking ‘populist fears’ over computer science jobs and AI

Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi during an event in Seattle in July, announcing a new “Hour of AI” campaign to demystify AI in the spirit of the group’s past “Hour of Code” initiatives. (GeekWire Photo / ...
Government Technology

Code.org Initiative to Expand Digital Literacy Beyond Coding

Over a decade after introducing students to the fundamentals of computer science through its Hour of Code campaign, education nonprofit Code.org is broadening its reach with a new program that bridges ...
EdTech

How Can K–12 Educators Teach Blind Students to Code?

Suchi Rudra is a writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, BBC and Vice, among other publications. Coding has become an essential skill in the modern K–12 classroom. While more schools are ...
St. Louis American

Hazelwood students participate in Hour of Code

Several schools in the Hazelwood School District recently participated in the Hour of Code, a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to show that anybody can learn the basics of computer ...
Education Week

How Playing Minecraft Can Help Students Learn Coding Skills

Gamifying learning is all the rage these days, especially when it comes to ed-tech platforms. But the effect that approach has on learning can range significantly, experts say. Some products hook ...