The world is much different than when we were growing up. Teaching coding to kids was something very few people thought about ...

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Coding is a big deal right now. Worldwide, 36 million kids have taken part in “Hour of code” activities, helping them become active, rather than passive users of technology and starting learning that ...

Craig Foster’s dream as a young person was to have a children’s center to help kids play and learn at the same time. It was an idea that took years to take a definite shape, said the former Army ...

As someone who’s had my children in the last decade, I can tell you that the pushy-parent movement sometimes makes me feel like I’m failing my kids because they can’t code. I’ve always been a bit ...

Early coding skills give kids an advantage for tech-related jobs. Coding could help shape the future of education. Kids learn logical thinking, adaptability, and problem-solving through coding that ...

My five- and seven-year-old constantly fight over who gets the iPad first. We have one, and they get to use it in tiny doses, usually when I'm at my wit's end. Their favorite app? ScratchJr, MIT's ...

The more we do on computers, internet browsers, and smartphones, the more things need to be coded and programmed. The world is undoubtedly growing more and more digital, and your kids are absolutely ...

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On a recent late-night formula run, I passed by a large display of books about teaching children to code. I have seen these books around, but never such a large display directed toward elementary-aged ...