Starting today%2C dozens of leaders will say that more students need to learn computer programming. Children who learn to code learn creative empowerment and an ability to break down problems. If ...

Programming can come in handy even if you work in a nontechnical field. Say you were a travel agent in the 1990s: If you didn’t know how to code, you wouldn’t have been able to see the coming ...

Code.org says that there is a worldwide shortage of computer programmers and that “computer science and computer programming should be part of the core curriculum in education, alongside other ...

Becoming a computer programmer is quickly becoming one of the most lucrative career fields. Orsene said computer programming jobs easily start at $80,000 a year.

There has been a steady and growing call for more students to learn computer programming. As they try to answer that call, some educators are looking beyond stand-alone lessons or separate programming ...

Students at Tomah High School will get the opportunity to learn computer programming next semester. The Tomah School Board unanimously approved the implementation of a computer science and ...

When we ditched high-school Latin we lost a great intellectual training. Here’s how to get it back without resorting to a dead language.

In Seaford, a dozen students from the high school's computer club taught a group of 20 middle schoolers using Alice, a programming language that uses a drag-and-drop format.

Computer science teacher Janet Cook said she believes Hour of Code is important because the initiative encourages students to learn a new technology skill. "This is the only time that many ...

What programming language should I learn on my Mac? Best programming languages for coders. Swift, Python, Java, C and Perl compared.