There are far more students interested in studying computer science than there are kids who have taken a computer science class. And that gap is especially pronounced for Black and Hispanic students, ...

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The digital divide is growing, and children are caught in the middle. Having a home computer can change a child's entire future. There are more than 72 million children in the United States. About 41% ...

More than half of the young children in the U.S. now have access to an iPad, iPhone or similar touch-screen device. For parents, their children's love of these devices raises a lot of questions. Kids ...

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Robert Szweda wants to give families that can’t afford a computer for their children the opportunity to own one. Szweda and Cliff Peterson, director and co-director of Computers for Kids in Baraboo, ...

Christine Wusylko works for the University of Florida and receives funding from the NSF. Pavlo Antonenko works for the University of Florida and receives funding from the NSF. Most kids have a natural ...