The state plans to hit this goal in time for the 2024–2025 school year. — Sixty-five percent of Mississippi high schools offer computer science, and that’s increased from 28 percent in 2018. However, only 5.2 percent of Mississippi students are enrolled in a foundational CS course. “Whether we know it or not, computer science now touches every facet of our daily lives,” says Danielle Boulden…

Designed to engage and empower students traditionally underrepresented in CS! — After years of requests from educators and students, Code.org is now offering a curriculum for AP© Computer Science A (CSA) — a course that has historically suffered from gender and racial gaps in participation. …

When Maori teacher Maikara Dargaville’s children were 4 and 5, he noticed that all of the technology they were consuming was in English. If nothing changed, “Maori worldview would not be reflected in the technology,” he says. Now Dargaville works with New Zealand nonprofit OMGTech! to coin new terminology that…

Apply now for workshops starting this summer! — We are excited to offer professional learning for Code.org’s new AP© Computer Science A (CSA) curriculum launching later this month! You can apply right now for workshops beginning this summer. Code.org’s equity-driven CSA curriculum introduces high school students to software engineering with creative projects connected to the real world as…

The latest data is in: In 2019, 21% of bachelor’s degrees in computer science were earned by female students, compared to 20% in 2018. For context, 18 years ago, the number of students graduating with bachelor’s degrees in computer science peaked before heading into almost a decade of decline. …

YouTube CEO, Microsoft CTO, and LA Unified Superintendent among leaders to help advance Code.org’s mission. — Today, we’re excited to announce seven incredible new members of our board of directors. Joining us from across the education and technology sectors, these leaders include the CEO of YouTube, CTO of Microsoft, and Superintendent of LA Unified Schools. Our mission is to expand access to computer science in schools…

Students can code a scene or game using characters from the movie, in theaters April 22. — Code.org is excited to partner with Dreamworks Animation to offer a new project option featuring characters from the new movie, The Bad Guys — in theaters today. In the week since we launched this new activity, kids have been coding adventures with the characters like Ms. Tarantula, Mr. Wolf, Mr…

Teachers, rejoice! Soon, an algorithm could help grade your students’ assignments using artificial intelligence. — Over the last decade, AI algorithms have generated headlines around the world. They’re starting to impact many aspects of our daily life, bringing drastic changes to our world — from beating world Go champion Lee Sedol, to being embedded in everyone’s mobile devices as smart assistants like Siri and Alexa.

With help from J Balvin and Willy William, the lesson was a big hit with students. — The 2021 theme for Hour of Code was #CSEverywhere, inviting teachers and students to explore the awesome relationship that computer science has with different subjects in school, different industries, and even different career paths. Code.org …