Articles about Code.org

New graduation requirements could get more girls taking computer science courses

More U.S. schools are offering computer science courses than ever before and the classes are more racially and ethnically diverse… Read More

Code.org helping launch TeachAI to guide integration of artificial intelligence in education

Seattle-based computer science education nonprofit Code.org is helping to launch TeachAI, a new effort aimed at guiding governments and educators… Read More

Tech Moves: Former Chef CEO joins Buildkite board; Salesforce hires Code.org exec

— Barry Crist is now board chair of Perth, Australia-based software company Buildkite. Crist is the former CEO and board… Read More

Code.org CEO on the nonprofit’s first 10 years, and the impact of AI on teaching computer science

When the Seattle-based nonprofit Code.org launched in 2013 with a mission to spread computer science knowledge, co-founders Hadi and Ali… Read More

Hundreds of tech, business and nonprofit leaders urge states to boost computer science education

More than 500 business, education and nonprofit leaders have teamed with Seattle-based computer education nonprofit Code.org to issue a call to… Read More

Tech Moves: Netflix product leader lands at Google; YouTube CEO to join Code.org board; and more

— Keela Robison, former vice president of product innovation at Netflix, joined Google as vice president of product management leading… Read More

Code.org bands together with Coldplay to get kids dancing and coding via #codeplay contest

Seattle based computer education nonprofit Code.org is teaming with the British rock band Coldplay for a contest aimed at inspiring… Read More

Podcast

‘Our country is in a cyberwar’: Inside the White House summit with Hadi Partovi of Code.org

President Joe Biden brought together top executives from the nation’s biggest technology, financial services and energy companies this week to… Read More

Amid Afghan evacuations, Seattle-area investor recounts the nightmare of Iran’s revolution, war

Code.org founder Hadi Partovi and his twin brother were only 6 years old during the Iranian Revolution when the Grand… Read More

Amazon donating $15M to Code.org to create AP computer science course with inclusive focus

Amazon is making a $15 million donation to Code.org to help the Seattle nonprofit launch a new Advanced Placement computer… Read More

Microsoft donates $7.5M to Code.org to help students learn about AI concepts and ethics

Code.org is teaming up with Microsoft again, this time to help K-12 students learn about artificial intelligence. The Seattle nonprofit,… Read More

Bill Gates talks to students around the world about pandemic, studying and more in Code.org session

Like many people working from home these days, Bill Gates hopped on a Zoom call Wednesday morning. The Microsoft co-founder… Read More

Bill Gates to talk computer science and coronavirus on ‘Code Break,’ Code.org’s interactive classroom

Code.org, the non-profit whose goal is to teach computer science to every child in America, is bringing an especially computer… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Nintendo president joins GameStop board; Vacasa hires OpenTable vet; and more

— Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amié joined the board of video game retailer GameStop. Also joining the board… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Susan Fowler talks about her book; the science of making alcohol; and more

— In 2017, news of sexual harassment problems at Uber made national headlines and investigations led to the ousting of… Read More

Inspired by student’s use of Code.org in poor town in Kentucky, CEO Hadi Partovi reaches out with gift

In a Twitter thread on Tuesday, Hadi Partovi, the longtime Seattle entrepreneur and founder and CEO of Code.org, provided some… Read More

Pope Francis taps into tech’s higher power and helps write code alongside Code.org founder

Tabs or spaces? Only the Pope knows. Pope Francis tapped his way into computer history on Thursday by joining three… Read More

Code.org’s Hadi Partovi and Microsoft’s Bonnie Ross put focus on tech’s gender gap on 60 Minutes

The push to get more girls and women interested in computer science has been the talk of tech for years.… Read More

How a ‘driveway moment’ with Microsoft’s Brad Smith led to the creation of nonprofit Code.org

As 2018’s Computer Science Education Week comes to a close, a key detail has been revealed about the origins of… Read More

Microsoft commits $10M to Code.org as survey finds obstacles to teaching computer science

Underqualified. Overwhelmed. Underfunded. Those are among the reasons teachers give, in a new survey, as to why they or other… Read More

TLDR: Trump vs. Google, minority students in AP computer science, rare computer headed to auction

Today’s featured stories President Trump wakes up, Googles himself and threatens to look into search giant’s ‘rigged’ results Women and… Read More

Women and minorities make one more giant leap for AP computer science testing

A year ago, the College Board saw the numbers of female students and underrepresented minority students taking the Advanced Placement… Read More

Working Geek: For Code.org’s Alice Steinglass, writing software can be a kid’s 21st Century ‘voice’

It’s hardly possible to imagine schools not teaching kids how to write. No essays, no poetry, no reports or creative… Read More

GeekWire Awards 2018: Vote for a do-gooding tech leader for Geek of the Year

The 2018 winner of the GeekWire Awards‘ Geek of the Year will join the ranks of Northwest heavy hitters working… Read More

Bill Gates stars in new Code.org ‘How Computers Work’ video series to run on Alaska Airlines flights

The next time you fly, you may be able to learn more about the laptop or other computing device you… Read More

GeekWire Calendar Picks: Meet Code.org’s president; The true story of a NASA scientist’s espionage; and more

Code.org has quickly become a name known around the world. The nonprofit’s goal is to make sure every student across… Read More

Amazon consumer chief announces $10M donation to Code.org, says STEM education is a key factor in HQ2 search

Amazon Worldwide Consumer CEO Jeff Wilke stressed the importance of computer science education in public schools at the GeekWire Summit… Read More

White House commits $200M per year for K-12 computer science education

Today, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum directing Education Secretary Betsy Devos to improve K-12 computer science education. The memo… Read More

Women and minorities shatter records as thousands take AP computer science exam

Diversity is not one of the tech industry’s strongest suits, but Seattle-based Code.org sees hints this could change in coming… Read More

Code.org gears up to get 30,000 students psyched up about computer science

Code.org is giving low-income students a chance to learn how to code through a free course called “Computer Science Discoveries.”… Read More