The Verge

Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates contributing tutorials to Code.org education initiative

After recruiting Will.i.am to help encourage students to explore the world of code, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates are preparing to take a more hands-on approach. As part ...
Shacknews

Disney and Code.org launches Star Wars-themed Hour of Code tutorials

Disney and Code.org launches Star Wars-themed Hour of Code tutorials Disney and Code.org are joining forces in an effort to help educate on computer science and raise a new generation of game ...
TechCrunch

Code.org: 2 Weeks And 600M+ Lines Of Code Later, 20M Students Have Learned An “Hour Of Code”

Less than a year ago, brothers Hadi Partovi and Ali Partovi launched Code.org to help advocate for computer science in the U.S. and increase participation in STEM education by making these subjects ...
The Next Web

Code.org unveils ‘Hour of Code’ campaign encouraging K-12 students to pick up computer programming

Code.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting computer science education, has unveiled a new campaign it calls “Hour of Code” targeting 10 million students in the United States. From ...