Code.org

Code.org was launched in January 2013 by Iranian-American brothers Hadi Partovi and Ali Partovi, as a non-profit focused on making computer programming more accessible. The initial focus was on creating a database of all computer science classrooms in the United States.{{cite news|url = https://techcrunch.com/2013/01/22/code-org-launches-to-help-make-computer-programming-accessible-to-everyone/|title = Code.org Launches To Help Make Computer Programming Accessible To Everyone|last = Olanoff|first = Drew|work = TechCrunch|date = January 22, 2013|accessdate = January 8, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108181046/http://techcrunch.com/2013/01/22/code-org-launches-to-help-make-computer-programming-accessible-to-everyone/|archive-date = 2014-01-08|url-status = live}} At the time, Hadi Partovi stated that about ninety percent of US schools do not teach programming, despite it now being a "foundational field".{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-225563685.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224143256/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-225563685.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 24, 2015 |title= Several leading names in tech are urging California Governor Jerry Brown to make a meaningful investment in computer science and education |publisher=CBS This Morning |date=May 7, 2014 |author=NORAH O`DONNELL, MICHELLE MILLER, GAYLE KING}} The idea for the organization came from Hadi, who states that he thought of it on the day of Steve Jobs's death in 2011 while mulling over his own potential legacy.{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-225468893.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224143258/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-225468893.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-12-24 |title=Steve Jobs' Death Inspired Goal To Get Kids Coding |publisher=NPR Tell Me More }} After this, Hadi began working full-time in attempt to further grow the platform and organization.{{cite news |url= https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jahandad-memarian/hadi-partovis-american-dr_b_8012066.html |work= Huffington Post |author= Jahandad Memarian |title= Hadi Partovi's American Dream: Making Coding Available to All |date= August 21, 2015 |access-date= 2015-11-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151119230750/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jahandad-memarian/hadi-partovis-american-dr_b_8012066.html |archive-date= 2015-11-19 |url-status= live }}

In late February 2013, a month after launch, they released a video featuring Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey, and other programmers and entrepreneurs on the importance of learning how to code.{{cite news|url = https://techcrunch.com/2013/02/26/zuck-bill-gates-jack-dorsey-code-org-film/|title = Watch Zuck, Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey, & Others In Short Film To Inspire Kids To Learn How To Code|last = Taylor|first = Colleen|date = February 26, 2013|accessdate = January 8, 2014|work = TechCrunch|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140107175258/http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/26/zuck-bill-gates-jack-dorsey-code-org-film/|archive-date = 2014-01-07|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = http://pando.com/2013/02/26/code-org-has-launched-a-meaningful-attempt-at-education-reform-lets-hope-the-star-power-helps/|title = Code.org has launched a meaningful attempt at education reform. Let's hope the star-power helps|last = Nieva|first = Richard|date = February 26, 2013|publisher = PandoDaily|accessdate = January 8, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108180037/http://pando.com/2013/02/26/code-org-has-launched-a-meaningful-attempt-at-education-reform-lets-hope-the-star-power-helps/|archive-date = 2014-01-08|url-status = live}}{{cite web|url = http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/february/whyYouShouldLearnToCode|title = Why you should learn to code|last = Winer|first = Dave|date = February 27, 2013|accessdate = January 8, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108182547/http://threads2.scripting.com/2013/february/whyYouShouldLearnToCode|archive-date = 2014-01-08|url-status = dead}} Two weeks after the launch, TechCrunch reported that the video had gone viral and received a lot of positive attention.{{cite news|url = https://techcrunch.com/2013/03/13/how-code-orgs-learn-to-code-video-starring-zuck-and-gates-surpassed-12m-views-in-2-weeks/|title = How Code.org's 'Learn To Code' Video Starring Zuck And Gates Surpassed 12M Views In 2 Weeks|last = Taylor|first = Colleen|date = March 13, 2013|accessdate = January 8, 2014|work = TechCrunch|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140111225413/http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/13/how-code-orgs-learn-to-code-video-starring-zuck-and-gates-surpassed-12m-views-in-2-weeks/|archive-date = 2014-01-11|url-status = live}} Partovi raised about $10 million for Code.org from various tech companies and tech company founders.{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-35589812.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224143312/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-35589812.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 24, 2015 |title=Successful 'Hour of Code' Computer Tutorials Prompts Effort to Change School Policies (Posted 2014-01-15 03:36:34) ; Digital Advocates Translate 'Hour of Code' into Educational Movement |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=January 15, 2014 |author=Lyndsey Layton}} In 2014, Code.org posted a one-hour tutorial to build and customize a Flappy Bird video game using the site's block visual programming language.{{cite news | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/flappy-birthday-to-codeorg/2014/02/27/842960f6-9fd5-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.html | title='Flappy birthday' to Code.org | newspaper=The Washington Post | date=2014-02-27 | author=Layton, Lyndsey | access-date=2017-08-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027181801/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/flappy-birthday-to-codeorg/2014/02/27/842960f6-9fd5-11e3-b8d8-94577ff66b28_story.html | archive-date=2017-10-27 | url-status=live }} Code.org has also created coding programs revolving around characters from the Disney film Frozen,{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/11/19/disney-codeorg-frozen-girls-computer-programming/19260097/|title=How to get more girls to code: Use Frozen's Elsa|date=19 November 2014|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2017-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728232654/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/11/19/disney-codeorg-frozen-girls-computer-programming/19260097/|archive-date=2017-07-28|url-status=live}} in addition to Angry Birds, and Plants vs. Zombies.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2015/05/im-just-not-math-person/|title=Quit Saying 'I'm Just Not a Math Person'|date=6 May 2015|magazine=WIRED|access-date=2017-03-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222140212/https://www.wired.com/2015/05/im-just-not-math-person/|archive-date=2016-12-22|url-status=live|last1=Allain|first1=Rhett}} In December 2014, Code.org held a successful Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign that raised over $5 million to help educate school children.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/an-hour-of-code-for-every-student|work=Indiegogo|title=An Hour of Code for Every Student|accessdate=19 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213104920/https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/an-hour-of-code-for-every-student/|archive-date=2015-02-13|url-status=live}} Overall, about 100 million students have been reached by Code.org efforts.{{cite web|url=http://www.techedmagazine.com/content/hour-code-program-supported-government-and-industry-leaders|title=Hour of Code - Program Supported by Government and Industry Leaders|work=techedmagazine.com|access-date=2015-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120000955/http://www.techedmagazine.com/content/hour-code-program-supported-government-and-industry-leaders|archive-date=2015-11-20|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/11/09/codeorg-hour-of-code-star-wars-the-force-awakens-disney-lucasfilms/75304288/|title=Hour of Code to feature Star Wars: The Force Awakens|date=9 November 2015|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2017-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171027181703/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/11/09/codeorg-hour-of-code-star-wars-the-force-awakens-disney-lucasfilms/75304288/|archive-date=2017-10-27|url-status=live}} On November 16, 2015, Microsoft announced a partnership with Code.org to launch Minecraft as a tutorial to teach kids how to code.{{Cite web|title = Microsoft and Code.org launch Minecraft tutorial to teach kids how to code|url = https://venturebeat.com/2015/11/16/microsoft-and-code-org-launch-minecraft-tutorial-to-teach-kids-how-to-code/|website = VentureBeat|accessdate = 2015-11-16|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151117053559/http://venturebeat.com/2015/11/16/microsoft-and-code-org-launch-minecraft-tutorial-to-teach-kids-how-to-code/|archive-date = 2015-11-17|url-status = live}}

In February 2016, Code.org won the award for "Biggest Social Impact" at the Annual Crunchies Awards.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/video/code-org-wins-biggest-social-impact-at-the-9th-annual-crunchies/519483380/|title=Code.Org Wins Biggest Social Impact at the 9th Annual Crunchies|last=Williams|first=Felicia|website=TechCrunch|language=en|access-date=2017-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309061955/https://techcrunch.com/video/code-org-wins-biggest-social-impact-at-the-9th-annual-crunchies/519483380/|archive-date=2017-03-09|url-status=live}} In December 2016, Code.org rang the opening bell of the NASDAQ.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestreet.com/story/13915912/1/codeorg-to-ring-the-nasdaq-stock-market-opening-bell.html|title=Code.org To Ring The Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell|last=GlobeNewswire|date=2016-12-06|work=TheStreet|access-date=2017-03-08|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309065015/https://www.thestreet.com/story/13915912/1/codeorg-to-ring-the-nasdaq-stock-market-opening-bell.html|archive-date=2017-03-09|url-status=live}} In March 2017, Code.org began extending its work to the region of Rajasthan, India.

During Computer Science Education Week{{cite web|url=http://csedweek.org/|title=69,710,062|work=CSEd Week|access-date=2014-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140114060741/http://csedweek.org/|archive-date=2014-01-14|url-status=live}} from December 9 to December 15, 2013, Code.org launched the "Hour of Code Challenge" on its website to teach computer science to school students, enticing them to complete short programming tutorials.{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20131213/15-million-students-learned-to-program-this-week-thanks-to-hour-of-code/|title=15 Million Students Participate in Hour of Code - Liz Gannes - News - AllThingsD|work=AllThingsD|access-date=2014-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140124110558/http://allthingsd.com/20131213/15-million-students-learned-to-program-this-week-thanks-to-hour-of-code/|archive-date=2014-01-24|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://allthingsd.com/20131014/hack-attack-mark-zuckerberg-and-bill-gates-teach-hour-of-code-online-computer-science-class/|title=Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates Teach Code.org Online Coding Class - Liz Gannes - News - AllThingsD|work=AllThingsD|access-date=2014-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140127003801/http://allthingsd.com/20131014/hack-attack-mark-zuckerberg-and-bill-gates-teach-hour-of-code-online-computer-science-class/|archive-date=2014-01-27|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2013/12/12/hour-code-highlights-need-for-better-computer-education/9aedOXrgRXE5MravhkUKfK/story.html|title=An 'Hour of Code' isn't enough - The Boston Globe|last=Glaser|first=Edward L.|website=BostonGlobe.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170629172807/http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2013/12/12/hour-code-highlights-need-for-better-computer-education/9aedOXrgRXE5MravhkUKfK/story.html|archive-date=2017-06-29|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/6722-hour-of-code-reaches-over-16-million-what-next.html|title=Hour of Code Reaches Over 16 Million - What Next?|work=i-programmer.info|access-date=2014-01-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226122714/http://www.i-programmer.info/news/150-training-a-education/6722-hour-of-code-reaches-over-16-million-what-next.html|archive-date=2013-12-26|url-status=live}} The Hour of Code involved getting people to write short snippets of code to achieve pre-specified goals using Blockly, a visual programming language. The initiative had been announced about two months in advance{{cite web|url = https://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/12/09/codecademy-hour-code-app-iphone-teaches-basics-programming-anytime-anywhere/|title = Code.org unveils 'Hour of Code' campaign encouraging K-12 students to pick up computer programming|last = Yeung|first = Ken|date = October 14, 2013|access-date = January 8, 2014|publisher = The Next Web|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108181633/http://thenextweb.com/apps/2013/12/09/codecademy-hour-code-app-iphone-teaches-basics-programming-anytime-anywhere/|archive-date = 2014-01-08|url-status = live}} and at the time of launch, the initiative was supported by then United States President Barack Obama as well as executives from technology companies such as Microsoft and Apple Inc. It was also supported by educational online learning platforms such as Khan Academy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/code-org|title=Code.org | Computing|website=Khan Academy|access-date=2023-01-08|archive-date=2023-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108115110/https://www.khanacademy.org/computing/code-org|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url = https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/08/obama-celebrities-politicians-and-tech-cos-come-together-to-launch-computer-science-education-push/|title = Obama, Celebrities, Politicians And Tech Co's Come Together To Launch Coding Education Push|last = Empson|first = Rip|date = December 8, 2013|accessdate = January 8, 2014|work = TechCrunch|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108053456/http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/08/obama-celebrities-politicians-and-tech-cos-come-together-to-launch-computer-science-education-push/|archive-date = 2014-01-08|url-status = live}}{{cite web | last=Beres | first=Damon | title=Obama Writes His First Line Of Code | website=The Huffington Post | date=9 December 2014 | url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/09/obama-code_n_6294036.html | accessdate=12 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231013458/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/09/obama-code_n_6294036.html | archive-date=2014-12-31 | url-status=live }} About 20 million people participated.{{cite news|url = https://techcrunch.com/2013/12/26/code-org-2-weeks-and-600m-lines-of-code-later-20m-students-have-learned-an-hour-of-code/|title = Code.org: 2 Weeks And 600M+ Lines Of Code Later, 20M Students Have Learned An "Hour Of Code"|last = Empson|first = Rip|date = December 26, 2013|accessdate = January 8, 2014|work = TechCrunch|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108053412/http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/26/code-org-2-weeks-and-600m-lines-of-code-later-20m-students-have-learned-an-hour-of-code/|archive-date = 2014-01-08|url-status = live}}{{cite news|url = https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2013/12/29/more-schools-try-crack-code-computer-programming/6E7r6lhgwDL6ugGVKWe7xO/story.html|title = Preview of writing code for future|author = Jennifer Fenn Lefferts|date = December 29, 2013|accessdate = January 8, 2014|newspaper = Boston Globe|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108180520/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/west/2013/12/29/more-schools-try-crack-code-computer-programming/6E7r6lhgwDL6ugGVKWe7xO/story.html|archive-date = 2014-01-08|url-status = live}}{{cite magazine|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2013/12/27/teach-kids-how-to-code-and-you-give-them-a-skill-for-life/|title = Teach Kids How To Code And You Give Them A Skill For Life|last = Morrison|first = Nick|magazine = Forbes|date = December 27, 2013|accessdate = January 8, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108180059/http://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2013/12/27/teach-kids-how-to-code-and-you-give-them-a-skill-for-life/|archive-date = 2014-01-08|url-status = live}} The Hour of Code also offered participation gifts to some of the schools involved, such as a set of fifty laptops or a conference call with one tech "luminary" like Gates or Dorsey.{{cite news |url= http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-35233598.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151224143349/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-35233598.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= December 24, 2015 |title=Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey, Susan Wojcicki, Reid Hoffman and John Doerr Back Code.org Effort to Teach Computer Science in Every School in the Country |newspaper=Oakland Tribune |date=October 14, 2013 |author=Mike Cassidy}} The crowdfunding effort for Hour of Code received the highest amount of funding ever raised on Indiegogo.{{cite web |url= http://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2014/11/55037-hour-code-breaks-previous-indiegogo-record-thanks-facebooks-zuckerberg-gates-co/ |title= Hour of Code Breaks Indiegogo Most Funded Record Thanks to Facebook's Zuckerberg & Gates & Co. |publisher= Crowdfundraiser |date= November 6, 2014 |author= Samantha Hurst |access-date= 2015-11-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151004222844/http://www.crowdfundinsider.com/2014/11/55037-hour-code-breaks-previous-indiegogo-record-thanks-facebooks-zuckerberg-gates-co/ |archive-date= 2015-10-04 |url-status= live }} By October 2014, about forty million students had taken the Hour of Code class,{{cite news|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/08/tech-companies-hope-to-introduce-coding-to-100-million-students/|title=Tech Companies Hope to Introduce Coding to 100 Million Students|author=Jeff Elder|work=WSJ|date=8 October 2014|access-date=2017-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325061334/http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/10/08/tech-companies-hope-to-introduce-coding-to-100-million-students//|archive-date=2017-03-25|url-status=live}} and a second Hour of Code was held in December 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Class-Action-Gearing-Up-for-the-Hour-of-Code-284942781.html|title=Class Action|work=NBC Bay Area|date=6 December 2014 |access-date=2015-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120001009/http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Class-Action-Gearing-Up-for-the-Hour-of-Code-284942781.html|archive-date=2015-11-20|url-status=live}} That year, locations for Hour of Code lessons included Apple retail stores.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11275819/Learn-to-code-at-Apple-stores-across-the-world.html|title=Learn to code at Apple stores across the world|date=5 December 2014|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=2018-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171123020211/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/11275819/Learn-to-code-at-Apple-stores-across-the-world.html|archive-date=2017-11-23|url-status=live}} In December 2016, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau helped launch the international Hour of Code campaign for 2016.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/12/05/trudeau-joins-campaign-encouraging-youth-to-study-computer-science.html|title=Trudeau joins campaign encouraging youth to study computer science {{!}} Toronto Star|newspaper=The Toronto Star|date=5 December 2016|access-date=2017-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309071929/https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/12/05/trudeau-joins-campaign-encouraging-youth-to-study-computer-science.html|archive-date=2017-03-09|url-status=live}} In December 2017, Code.org announced that Hour of Code had reached over 500 million hours served.{{Cite web|url=https://code.org/about/2017|title=Code.org 2017 Annual Report|website=Code.org|access-date=2019-08-29|archive-date=2019-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829175357/https://code.org/about/2017|url-status=live}}

The first step in the organization's efforts as regards the curriculum of schools was to work with US school districts to add computer programming as a class. Most US schools did not have a course code for computer sciences, in order for schools to be able to offer coding as a class. After this, the next step was to create free online teaching and learning materials for schools to use if instituting computer science classes.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=znnzCAAAQBAJ&pg=PT90 |page=90 |title=Every Gift Matters: How Your Passion Can Change the World |author=Carrie Morgridge |publisher=Greenleaf Book Group |year=2015|isbn=9781626341838 }} By 2014, Code.org had launched computer courses in thirty US school districts to reach about 5% of all the students in US public schools (about two million students),{{cite news |url= https://venturebeat.com/2014/04/24/code-org-is-doing-what-local-governments-arent-bringing-computer-science-into-public-schools/ |work= VentureBeat |date= April 24, 2014 |title= Code.org gets serious, launches computer science programs in 30 public school districts |author= KIA KOKALITCHEVA |access-date= 2017-08-30 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180222104915/https://venturebeat.com/2014/04/24/code-org-is-doing-what-local-governments-arent-bringing-computer-science-into-public-schools/ |archive-date= 2018-02-22 |url-status= live }} and by 2015, Code.org had trained about 15,000 teachers to teach computer sciences, able to reach about 600,000 new students previously unable to learn computer coding, with large percentages of those being either female or minorities.{{cite news |url= https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/09/10/codeorg-hadi-partovi-computer-science-back--school-kids-teachers-women-minorities/71905738/ |newspaper= USA Today |date= September 10, 2015 |title= Code.org trains 15,000 teachers in computer science |author= Jessice Guynn |access-date= 2017-08-25 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171228215405/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/09/10/codeorg-hadi-partovi-computer-science-back--school-kids-teachers-women-minorities/71905738/ |archive-date= 2017-12-28 |url-status= live }} To date, Code.org has prepared over 72,000 educators to teach computer science.

That year Code.org was partnered with about seventy of the largest US school districts (including each of the seven largest), representing several million students. The company also partnered with other computer class businesses and private entities to provide additional computer learning materials and opportunities.{{cite news |url=http://www.geekwire.com/2015/code-org-inks-11-new-partnerships-to-help-expand-computer-science-education/ |publisher=Geek Wire |title=Code.org inks 11 new partnerships to help expand computer science education |author=TAYLOR SOPER |date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=2015-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119234354/http://www.geekwire.com/2015/code-org-inks-11-new-partnerships-to-help-expand-computer-science-education/ |archive-date=2015-11-19 |url-status=live }}{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/08/code-org-launches-u-s-teacher-training-program-in-districts-with-highest-diversity/|title=Code.org Launches U.S. Teacher Training Program In Districts With Highest Diversity|author=Sarah Buhr|publisher=AOL|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706220805/https://techcrunch.com/2015/01/08/code-org-launches-u-s-teacher-training-program-in-districts-with-highest-diversity/|archive-date=2017-07-06|url-status=live}} As of 2015, six million students had been enrolled in Code.org curriculum classes.{{cite web|url=http://phys.org/news/2015-09-kids-language-code.html|title=Want your kids to learn another language? Teach them code|work=phys.org|access-date=2015-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151119235816/http://phys.org/news/2015-09-kids-language-code.html|archive-date=2015-11-19|url-status=live}} That year, Code.org partnered with College Board, in order to develop a slate of advanced placement computer classes.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/05/14/codeorg-college-board-computer-science-high-school-diversity/27304593/|title=Code.org targets high school computer science|date=14 May 2015|work=USA TODAY|access-date=2017-08-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101065257/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/05/14/codeorg-college-board-computer-science-high-school-diversity/27304593/|archive-date=2018-01-01|url-status=live}} The main platform used in Code.org instruction is Code Studio{{cite web|url=http://sdtimes.com/code-studio-reaches-milestone-codenow-box-google-cloud-trace-sd-times-news-digest-jan-9-2015/#ixzz3OLzpBszk|title=Code Studio reaches a milestone, CodeNow in a Box, and Google Cloud Trace—SD Times news digest: Jan. 9, 2015|work=SD Times|date=9 January 2015|access-date=2015-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151120052402/http://sdtimes.com/code-studio-reaches-milestone-codenow-box-google-cloud-trace-sd-times-news-digest-jan-9-2015/#ixzz3OLzpBszk|archive-date=2015-11-20|url-status=live}} which according to TechCrunch, "teaches the underlying concepts in programming through the manipulation of blocks of logic that when stacked together in a particular order, move a character around a scene or draw a shape."{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/11/code-org-launches-code-studio-a-toolset-and-curriculum-for-teaching-kids-programming/|title=Code.org Launches Code Studio, A Toolset And Curriculum For Teaching Kids Programming|author=Kyle Russell|publisher=AOL|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2017-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180222165020/https://techcrunch.com/2014/09/11/code-org-launches-code-studio-a-toolset-and-curriculum-for-teaching-kids-programming/|archive-date=2018-02-22|url-status=live}}

In 2018, Code.org celebrated record participation by girls and underrepresented minorities in AP computer science classrooms, driven in large part by students in the Code.org CS Principles classrooms.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/08/27/female-minority-students-took-ap-computer-science-record-numbers/1079699002/ |newspaper=USA Today |title=Female, minority students took AP computer science in record numbers |author=RYAN SUPPE |date=August 27, 2018 |access-date=2018-08-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180827210001/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2018/08/27/female-minority-students-took-ap-computer-science-record-numbers/1079699002/ |archive-date=2018-08-27 |url-status=live }}

One of the main lobbying efforts of Code.org in state legislatures is to ensure that computer classes are not registered as foreign language classes, but as science classes, in order to ensure that more than coding is taught in computer courses.{{cite web |url= http://www.geekwire.com/2015/code-org-takes-sides-dueling-bills-promoting-computer-science-washington-state/ |publisher= Geek Wire |title= Code.org takes sides on dueling bills promoting computer science in Washington State |author= Frank Catalano |date= February 5, 2015 |access-date= 2015-11-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151215172248/http://www.geekwire.com/2015/code-org-takes-sides-dueling-bills-promoting-computer-science-washington |archive-date= 2015-12-15 |url-status= live }} Code.org also focuses specifically on female and minority students, as the organization believes these are the students most at risk of not receiving computer science education before high school or college.{{cite magazine |url= https://time.com/3595217/frozen-anna-elsa-let-it-code-tech-gender-gap/ |magazine=Time |title= Frozen's Anna and Elsa 'Let It Code' to Close the Tech Gender Gap |author= Eliana Dockterman |date= November 20, 2014 |access-date= 2015-11-19 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151120025628/http://time.com/3595217/frozen-anna-elsa-let-it-code-tech-gender-gap/ |archive-date= 2015-11-20 |url-status= live }}

According to its website, Code.org has the following goals:{{cite web |title=About Us |url=http://code.org/about |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220163513/http://code.org/about |archive-date=2013-12-20 |accessdate=December 30, 2013 |publisher=Code.org}}

• Bringing Computer Science classes to every K–12 school in the United States, especially in urban and rural neighborhoods.
• Demonstrating the successful use of online curriculum in public school classrooms
• Changing policies in all 50 states to categorize C.S. as part of the math/science "core" curriculum
• Harnessing the collective power of the tech community to celebrate and grow C.S. education worldwide
• Increasing the representation of women and students of color in the field of Computer Science.
• Increasing their global outreach by making their courses available in more than 45 languages that are used in over 180 countries.

Writing for San Jose Mercury News, Mike Cassidy praised Code.org and the Hour of Code, writing: "A publicity stunt is what we need."{{cite web|url = http://www.mercurynews.com/mike-cassidy/ci_24712130/cassidy-code-org-hour-code-builds-deeper-understanding|title = Hour of Code builds a deeper understanding of the power of computing|last = Cassidy|first = Mike|date = December 12, 2013|accessdate = January 8, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140122130135/http://www.mercurynews.com/mike-cassidy/ci_24712130/cassidy-code-org-hour-code-builds-deeper-understanding|archive-date = 2014-01-22|url-status = live}} John Dvorak was critical of the Hour of Code in an article for PC Magazine. Dvorak wrote: "I see it as a ploy to sell more computers in schools."{{cite web|url = https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2428466,00.asp|title = The Hidden Agenda of Code.org|last = Dvorak|first = John C.|date = December 18, 2013|accessdate = January 8, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140108142544/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2428466,00.asp|archive-date = 2014-01-08|url-status = live}}

Code.org's work has been recognized by Michael Halvorson as a significant contributor to the learn to program movement, a broad-based computer literacy agenda that began in the 1980s and has been amplified by the Internet and an array of commercial and educational practices.{{cite book |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Code_Nation/gejkDwAAQBAJ?hl=&gbpv=1 |pages=368–373 |title=Code Nation: Personal Computing and the Learn to Program Movement in America |author=Michael J. Halvorson |publisher=ACM Books |year=2020|isbn=9781450377577 }}

• Codecademy
• CodeCombat
• CodeHS
• Coursera
• edX
• Khan Academy
• LinkedIn Learning
• Raspberry Pi
• Scratch (programming language)
• Udacity
• Treehouse (company)
• Tynker
• W3Schools

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