Computer coding classes: Many educators want to turn coding into a new kind of literacy — a fundamental applied skill, a mode of inquiry and expression — that everybody should know.

Just nine states allow computer courses to count toward a high school student’s math or science requirements. That’s not to say computer-science-related classes are not growing.

Mentor Public Library is hosting seven free computer classes at its Main Branch this January. The classes are: • An Introduction to Computers — the library’s most basic computer class —… ...

Should Computer Science be a mandatory part of a high school curriculum? This question was originally answered on Quora by Hadi Partovi.

The nonprofit STEM Coding Lab is providing computer classes in schools around the region.