Code.org launches crowdfunding campaign to bring ‘Hour of Code’ to 100 million students

Code.org, a nonprofit that wants to make computer science widely available in schools, has launched a crowdfunding campaign on Indiegogo to bring its ‘Hour of Code‘ to 100 million students. The organisers are looking for $5 million before December 14 – when Computer Science Education Week comes to a close – to train 10,000 computer science teachers and deliver the courses to as many learners as possible. In addition, an array of Code.org donors including Microsoft, Google, Bill Gates and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman have agreed to match donations up to $2.5 million. The gesture could give the campaign a...

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