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 ...

The popularity of Minecraft, a video game that puts kids in the role of creator, has sparked an interest in coding (computer programming). By learning to code, kids can create their own games, ...

One of the most common questions I get from teachers and parents is: What programming language should we use to teach kids to code? Is it important to always start with block-based languages like ...

Computer science education, in this modern age, is something that is often extremely inaccessible and misunderstood. There is a deeply rooted stigma that surrounds computer science: People have the ...

With as fast moving as technology is these days, coding has become almost as essential to a child’s education as math and reading. Unfortunately, not every school is teaching computer programming just ...

At the upper bounds of education, in the post-college and career training universes, we think of computer coding as a skill. It’s a thing you can learn how to do that will make you more valuable as an ...

(EDITOR'S NOTE: Aaron Skonnard is CEO of Pluralsight, which recently released several free programming courses designed specifically for kids. In this guest column, he takes about the importance of ...