HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The Department of Corrections is looking at adding computer programming classes to state prison education programs to improve inmates’ chances of getting jobs when they ...

UCLA students interested in programming end up taking introductory computer science classes such as Program in Computing 10A: “Introduction to Programming,” a course that teaches basic ...

After BASIC, in the early 1970s, Niklaus Wirth developed Pascal, another language meant to solely be a tool to teach students computer programming concepts. “This language was not really developed to ...

Once upon a time, knowing how to use a computer was virtually synonymous with knowing how to program one. And the thing that made it possible was a programming language called BASIC.

“But music and programming are so similar.” Students are usually taught basic programming in high school technology classes, but the EarSketch program provides a different twist.

Today, only 2% of students study computer programming. If we triple that to 6%, we'd close the gap between students and jobs, driving $500 billion in economic value to our country.

But nine out of 10 schools don’t offer computer programming classes, according to Code.org. Litchfield staff are bucking that trend by beginning to integrate programming into the curriculum for ...

Jobs requiring computer skills are plentiful and lucrative, but so few teachers are trained in those skills that many Nebraska schools don’t even have basic computer programming classes.