This past fall quarter, Stanford offered an introductory computer science class to more than 200 talented high school students from around the nation. When I first received the opportunity to serve as ...

WHEN I was 9, my father gave my brother and me a life-changing gift: a Commodore 64 computer. It didn’t have any games, so I would learn to make my own. A world of opportunity and creativity opened up ...

There are far more students interested in studying computer science than there are kids who have taken a computer science class. And that gap is especially pronounced for Black and Hispanic students, ...

(02-18) 18:02 PST SAN FRANCISCO-- Peering out from behind the cool glow of iPads and MacBook Pros, some students sit with rapt attention. A few appear lost in daydreams, or perhaps just lost. At least ...

The Oregon Department of Education released its first statewide plan for computer science education late last year. The chief goal is for all K-12 public schools to offer some level of computer ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- When most of us were in school, we took science classes like biology and chemistry, but computer science may be even more important for today's kids. Yet nearly 90% of ...

School leaders must decide how — and whether — to integrate artificial intelligence-specific lessons into computer science ...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. - These days, it seems like many people can't live without computers. Yet despite our increasingly digital world, there's a big need for industry-qualified professionals. For example, ...

Girls studying robotics and C++ are used to being in a tiny minority. And for some, that’s not the friendliest feeling. “It’s like, ‘OMG, a girl is in our fort,'” says one girl, describing the ...

A student goes over an article in University of Washington’s computer ethics class, taught by Prof. Dan Grossman. Credit: Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education ...

For majors such as information science and computer science, enrollment has nearly doubled in the past five years, creating additional anxiety for students during the add/drop period. While the number ...

Despite recent gains, California still lags behind 34 other states in the percentage of high schools that offer computer science classes, according to a new report released this week. “The California ...