If you gave Shelley Charlton an Excel spreadsheet to maneuver, the high school business teacher could dazzle you. But if you asked her how to solve a problem using the Snap! visual programming ...

I wondered for quite a long time: does only knowing the basics of computer science help to become a better developer? And could it bring value to a developer? If you ask yourself these questions as ...

Expansion of a new Advanced Placement computer science course aimed at drawing young women and minorities into high-tech fields is being hampered by a nationwide shortage of teachers qualified to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alison Griffin covers postsecondary education and the future of work. This summer, I drove 500 miles to enroll my school-age boys ...

Use these tips to build computer science programs into new or existing classes and find the right teachers for the job. Students can build many skills when learning computer science, beyond the ones ...

WHEN I was 9, my father gave my brother and me a life-changing gift: a Commodore 64 computer. It didn’t have any games, so I would learn to make my own. A world of opportunity and creativity opened up ...

Would it surprise you to know that most schools don’t teach computer science — not even the basics? It should, especially given that there will be about 1 million more U.S. jobs in the tech sector in ...

This article is part two of a three-part series about teaching computer science in the public schools of Massachusetts. Parts one and three are also available online. If you’re learning a new language ...