University computer science (CS) courses serve as important bridges into further CS study and careers in STEM. Yet many women and underrepresented students with interests in STEM turn away from these ...

Encouraging students to pursue higher-level science, technology, engineering, and math courses requires deliberate planning, especially for those students historically underrepresented in those fields ...

Harvard University is offering its most popular computer science courses free of cost to anyone looking to learn core tech skills such as AI, Python, cybersecurity and web development. The programmes, ...

Computer-based learning is reshaping education by offering students the flexibility to learn at their own pace — a vital option for those whose needs may not be fully met in conventional settings. But ...

Just six percent of high school students in the United States take computer science classes. The numbers are even lower for elementary and middle school. But you’d never know that if you dropped by ...

November 20, 2025 - One district moved from packaged pizza and chicken nuggets to coconut rice with red lentil dal on its school lunch menu. In spite of statewide initiatives to increase access to and ...

(Editor’s note: This is the eighth of about a dozen student essays we’ll be publishing for this round of Education Lab’s Student Voices program, which is partnering this year with Project Homeless.

Jay Stratte Plasman receives funding from the National Science Foundation and the Institute of Education Sciences. Shaun M. Dougherty does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from ...

Every college student needs a computer science course, and most need two or more. More and more educators are beginning to recognize this truth, but we are a long way from meeting the need. Should we ...

Oct. 7—First graders in Jessica Grantland's class at Eastwood Elementary are using robots that look like bumblebees to learn reading, math and basic computer coding skills as part of a program that ...

Lured by the prospect of high-salary, high-status jobs, college students are rushing in record numbers to study computer science. Now, if only they could get a seat in class. On campuses across the ...