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A student completes the Minecraft-themed coding tutorial that Microsoft built with Code.org. (Microsoft Photo) Microsoft wants to turn kids’ love of Minecraft into a love of computer programming ...

As part of Code.org’s Hour of Code program, Disney is releasing “Moana: Wayfinding with Code,” a free online tutorial to teach kids the basics of computer science. The tutorial features characters ...

With 30 million trials of last year’s Minecraft Hour of Code tutorial, Microsoft and Code.org believe the new offering will again introduce tens of millions to coding for the first time SINGAPORE, 16 ...

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Alabama is now one of 16 states that allow computer science courses to count as math credit for high school graduation. The state Board of Education last week approved two new ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Learning how to code has a bit of a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reputation. On the one hand, it promises to be a path to job stability, given that by 2020 some one million computer science ...

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Corrections & Clarifications: The announcement was made Wednesday. SAN FRANCISCO -- If you want to lure young girls into computer coding, go straight to the heart — which these days is likely to ...

When reviewing job growth and salary information, it’s important to remember that actual numbers can vary due to many different factors—like years of experience in the role, industry of employment, ...

The government is behind it. In his 2016 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama said that the U.S. should offer “every student the hands-on computer science and math classes that make them ...