Do we need a new beginning programming language? My answer is “yes”, and the more programming languages and tools we have to introduce programming to kids, adults and everyone else, the better.

China's enthusiasm for teaching children to code is facing a new roadblock as organizations and students lose an essential tool: the Scratch programming language developed by the Lifelong ...

Coleman also recommends Scratch, a free program by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology designed to teach coding to kids ages 8-16, although it is used by people of all ages, and ScratchJr, a ...

On May 16, 2009, learn more about Scratch, the free programming tool for kids.

It's based on MIT's Scratch programming language for kids. In the 1960s, Seymour Papert and other MIT researchers developed the first kids coding language, giving kids the ability to program the ...

Coding curricula is sweeping into classrooms across the country, thanks to programs such as Code.org. According to the Education Commission of States, about 20 states now require that districts allow ...

In addition to programming, Scratch also lets kids upload and share their projects through an online community at the Scratch website.