A recent study of computer science students’ achievement in North Carolina high schools found that instructors’ teaching experience both in general and in computer science specifically had the most ...

“Let’s do it!” That was Alexis Johnson’s reaction when she saw professional learning opportunities focused on computational thinking. A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at ...

EdSource · Hot classrooms, leaky roofs — one student’s fight for better school facilities Expansion of a new Advanced Placement computer science course aimed at drawing young women and minorities into ...

Conversations about improving K-12 computer science education very often seem to culminate with the same question: But where do we get more teachers? At an event held at the Microsoft Policy ...

There are more than 3 million public school teachers in America, and many of them don’t know much about computer science. Whether the ambitious new plan comes to fruition will depend largely on the ...

November 20, 2025 - One district moved from packaged pizza and chicken nuggets to coconut rice with red lentil dal on its school lunch menu. In spite of statewide initiatives to increase access to and ...

Aman Yadav receives funding from National Science Foundation, Robin Hood Foundation, and Apple. Michael Lachney does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or ...

What's the difference between someone who's great in their field and someone who's a great teacher in their field? Do those qualities perfectly overlap? Or are they different? Northwestern Engineering ...

During the 2011-12 school year, a student at Sweetwater High School in National City, Calif., approached teacher Art Lopez and asked why their school didn’t offer any computer science courses. Lopez ...

All young people deserve to learn computer science to unlock future economic opportunities. By embracing computational thinking, students acquire fundamental skills for the 21 st century such as ...

Wind River High School students Baylee Shoopman (left) and Josh Lacock work with arduinos in James Cunningham’s computer science class. An arduino is a small computer that has inputs and outputs.

CS4Philly hosted a panel for Computer Science Education Week to discuss how institutions in the city can continue to expand access to more students. Tammy Pirmann on CS4Philly Computer Science ...