Computer science involves much more than writing code. It blends technical knowledge —like programming, algorithms and data systems — with soft skills, such as communication and problem-solving.

A new program called “Computer Science For All,” announced today by President Obama, proposes more than $4 billion in funding for schools to boost computer science education across the United States.

Many of the fastest-growing, highest-paying jobs require computer-science skills and the ability to work with data--but they aren’t programming jobs, and they don’t require a computer science degree.

Clark County School District and the nation’s six other largest school systems have heeded the call of President Barack Obama to bring computer science courses to more students because of a growing ...

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama said Saturday he’ll ask Congress for billions of dollars to help students learn computer science skills and prepare for jobs in a changing economy. “In the new ...

In the interconnected world of big data, it’s no secret the field of computer science is booming. At Northwestern, the number of computer science majors has grown more than 600 percent since 2011, ...

Back when Grant Hosford's older daughter was in first grade, she signed up for an extracurricular class, building robots with a programmable Lego toy called Mindstorms. Hosford, a dot-com entrepreneur ...

It’s not every day that the country’s public schools attempt to incorporate an entirely new academic discipline. But with the “CS4all ” movement, that’s exactly what’s happening: From PreK through ...