Holly Baxter asks tech experts what students should actually study, now ‘learn to code’ is dead — and gets some surprising ...
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, ...
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A computer science team has created a new collaborative way in which kids can interact with technology. The team of researchers from the University of Iowa created an online activity ...
There was a time when computers were far too expensive to let mere students use them. In those days, we wrote fake programs for fictitious machines and checked them by hand. That wasn’t fun, but it ...
Like most students at the time, I did not have access to computer science classes when I attended Wilde Lake High School in Columbia, Md., during the 1980s. I only stumbled upon the field when my high ...
(Editor’s note: This is the eighth of about a dozen student essays we’ll be publishing for this round of Education Lab’s Student Voices program, which is partnering this year with Project Homeless.
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...
Nationwide — Terysa Ridgeway, a pioneering African-American computer scientist and celebrated children’s book author, is on a mission to ignite a passion for coding among children worldwide. With an ...
Binary by plastic fish. Programmed instructions by blindfold. It was an unconventional way to teach the young Auburn-Washburn USD 437 students about the basics of computer science. But then again, ...
This Black History Month, add another beautiful Black doll to your child’s—or your own—collection. Described as a “curious, bright, humorous and young girl who has a natural interest in learning ...
In 10 years, when today’s elementary school students enter the workforce, what skills and knowledge will they need to have to succeed? While we can’t know for sure, one thing is clear: it will involve ...