VentureBeat

Code.org gets $12 million for computer science education from Gates Foundation and other groups

Code.org, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to computer science education, announced today that it has received $12 million in new donations from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, ...

Is my 7th grader falling behind? New Code.org leader offers insight and tips on the ‘tinkering age’ of AI

Karim Meghji, the new president and CEO of Seattle-based nonprofit Code.org, discusses how students can move from basic AI ...
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 / ...
Education Week

Computer Science Courses Are on the Rise—But Girls Are Still Half as Likely to Take It

Schools expanded the availability of foundational computer science classes this year at a faster clip than at any other time in the past five years, but stubborn gaps in access to those courses ...
Education Week

AI Can Generate Code. Is That a Threat to Computer Science Education?

Some of Julie York’s high school computer science students are worried about what generative artificial intelligence will mean for future careers in the tech industry. If generative AI can code, then ...