Seattle Times

Seattle’s Code.org hopes to reach 100 million with Hour of Code

Last December, Seattle-based Code.org reached 15 million people around the world who spent at least an hour learning the basics of computer science. Next week, Code.org wants to bring the ...
Daily Reporter

HOUR OF CODE: Local students earn certificates as part of global computer science event

GREENFIELD — More than 100 students at St. Michael Catholic School in Greenfield earned certificates in coding this week as part of a global computer science event held in schools worldwide. Teacher ...
Government Technology

Code.org Initiative to Expand Digital Literacy Beyond Coding

Over a decade after introducing students to the fundamentals of computer science through its Hour of Code campaign, education nonprofit Code.org is broadening its reach with a new program that bridges ...
KTVU

Teaching kids to code: Oakland students take on 'Hour of Code' challenge

OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU) - This week students around the country and around the world were challenged to up their computer programming game as part of "Computer Science Education Week." At Hillcrest ...
Seattle Times

‘Hour of Code’ event aims to demystify computer science

Students and teachers in classrooms around the globe will join in a worldwide initiative called Hour of Code next week. Presented by Seattle-based nonprofit Code.org, the event aims to demystify ...
American Libraries

Hour of Code $500 Mini-Grants Available

In advance of Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek, December 3–9), an annual event to get students excited about coding, the American Library Association (ALA) is opening a call for applications ...