Posts Tagged ‘coding’
NewBoCo launches back to school donor campaign: 99 Counties for Coding
NewBoCo is launching 99 Counties for Coding, a new fundraising campaign to measure the impact computer science classes have on school districts across Iowa. NewBoCo aims to receive a donation from every county across Iowa …
Read More60 Minutes earns criticism for leaving out women-led coding programs in Sunday story
After tuning in to 60 Minutes on Sunday, I briefly forgot about the one story I had sat down to watch. The story, meant to explore how to retain girls interested in technology as they …
Read MoreU.S. Rep. Cindy Axne, Google experts to visit Des Moines elementary school
Des Moines elementary students can learn to build coding skills with Google experts on Friday during the CS First Roadshow, an hour-long presentation with remarks by U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne at Edmunds Elementary School. The …
Read MoreICR Future brings local Hour of Code to regional schools
ICR IOWA is teaming up with educators and local agencies to bring the global initiative Hour of Code to eastern Iowa schools from Dec. 3-9, reports Corridor Business Journal. The program is supported through ICR …
Read MoreDeltaV Code School announces new financing plans to attract new workforce
NewBoCo’s DeltaV Code School is announcing four new financing options to attract adult Iowans seeking a mid-career switch into coding. NewBoCo and IowaWORKS are partnering on a Quality Pre-Apprenticeship Program, which allows NewBoCo to sponsor …
Read MoreDMACC, Greater Des Moines Partnership launch Code DSM
The Greater Des Moines Partnership and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) will launch Code DSM, a 15-week STEM programming academy, beginning January 2019.
An information session for those interested in enrolling is scheduled for …
Read MorePi515 awarded $15,000 by AT&T
A local after-school program for refugee students has been awarded a $15,000 grant by AT&T.
Pi515 confirmed the grant in a tweet Monday morning. Pi515 is a nonprofit after-school coding initiative aimed at building STEM …
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