As more states and districts teach computer science, there's a debate over whether coding or theory should dominate.

When planning activities for Computer Science Ed Week, focus on fostering students computational thinking and problem-solving skills instead of teaching them to "code." ...

AP Computer Science is getting a facelift—or rather, an entirely new face. The College Board has announced that this fall it will launch a new Advanced Placement course in computer science: AP ...

The “teach kids to code” movement has many thinking that computer science is just coding. Often the two are conflated since coding is definitely the most visible component of computer science. It is ...

The high schools have their own computer science certifications and follow what the College Board issues for them, Couch said. At the elementary level, there is Hour of Code from code.org, mostly ...

Talent-hungry companies Code.org, a tech-company-fueled advocacy group, says most American high schools not only don’t make students take computer science — many don’t even offer it.

Microsoft's chief product officer of experiences and devices says people should keep learning to code. Computer science isn't dead, Aparna Chennapragada said on a podcast, and engineer roles will ...

Adding a new, complex, technical subject to the curriculum won't be easy. We hear from students, teachers, entrepreneurs and educators about the challenges.

Ninth graders in a computer class in Brooklyn. The College Board has said that to be successful, students need to master computer science. Sarah Blesener for The New York Times ...