GeekWire

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 ...
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 ...
SD Times

Code.org and Amazon launch new curriculum to teach AI skills to kids in grades 8-12Code.org and Amazon launch new curriculum to teach AI skills to kids in grades 8-12

Value stream management involves people in the organization to examine workflows and other processes to ensure they are deriving the maximum value from their efforts while eliminating waste — of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Government Technology

Code.org: Over 10,000 High Schools Don’t Teach Compsci

This year has seen the highest increase in the number of U.S. high schools offering a foundational computer science course since 2018, with more than half of U.S. high schools now offering one, but ...
Fast Company

Code.org: 1 Million Girls, 1 Million African-American And Hispanic Students Learn to Program

If there are children in your life, especially if they go to public school in a big city, it’s likely you’re familiar with Code.org. The popular tech non-profit offers programming classes for students ...
9to5Mac

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

Abode is the best home security system and includes compatibility with HomeKit. About Making The Grade: Every other Saturday, Bradley Chambers publishes a new article about Apple in education. He has ...
VentureBeat

How Optimizely helped Code.org sign up 15 million students in 5 days

Code.org got more than 15 million signups in five days for its Hour of Code campaign, with the help of Optimizely’s A/B testing tools. It took Facebook three years to get this many users. Optimizely ...
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 ...
USA Today

Code.org gets $15 million from Facebook

SAN FRANCISCO — Code.org is getting a $15 million cash infusion from Facebook over the next five years to teach more young women and underrepresented minorities how to code. At Facebook, only 17% of ...