Helene Martin is a “geek who gives back,” and Ian Whalley shapes some of Google’s most-used applications through computational thinking. Both will be featured speakers at the third annual Explorations ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website that solves algebraic problems online — has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete. Teachers learned to work around and ...

The lack of computer science technology educators in middle schools continues to be a genuine crisis, especially considering the critical role of STEM education in preparing students for future ...

During the summer, I taught a computer science course for educators at the Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College. Funded by Google’s CS4HS grant, this was a four-day intensive “crash course ...

It is widely acknowledged that for New York City to prosper in the 21st century, its middle and high schools must teach computer science. What is not so well known is that there are no ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

Good computer habits in the digital age can help teachers with not just productivity and student achievement, but with health, too. They say computers make life easier. I say they sometimes make our ...

Ohio currently ranks in the bottom half of the country in nearly every relevant computer science metric. That abysmal showing must change — and quickly — to give today's students a fighting chance as ...

Five years ago, California embarked on an ambitious plan to bring computer science to all K-12 students, bolstering the state economy and opening doors to promising careers — especially for low-income ...