A new after-school program in Durham offers children a chance to learn coding skills. "Code Wiz" offers the experience in a fun, interactive environment.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average salary for a computer programmer was $77,550 per year in 2014. Most computer programmers have a Bachelor’s degree. Simply, coding is ...

Fundamentally, computer coding and programming is just another language and this means that kids are best able to do this when they are young and especially where they can be immersed in age ...

Not only do they teach you how to apply coding skills to possible careers in areas like video game development and film production, they mix computer work with regular old outdoor camp fun. 2.

In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a nationwide computer science immersion program sets up shop at a couple Virginia elementary schools. The NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs has the story.

Many public schools do not offer computer science classes, even though tech workers are in high demand. Now 30 public school districts have partnered with the nonprofit Code.org to get kids coding.

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Rice Province works on robotics during an iD Tech Programming Academy at UCLA. Computer coding is becoming more popular among U.S. kids hoping to get in to better schools or improve career prospects.

Coding apps and toys may motivate kids and improve their computer science confidence, but they are unlikely to work miracles.