In the Silicon Valley Distortion Field, it can seem like
everyone is learning to code — that coding has become cool.
Either way you slice it, talented programmers are in demand,
and, as a result, there is now a litany of platforms and
tutorials that propose to help anyone and everyone become a
code-slinger, often from the comfort of their favorite sofa (and
browser). That’s all well and good, but if the U.S. is really
going to support STEM education initiatives and encourage a more
tech-literate workforce, there’s a whole lot of work to be done.
Today, computer science is absent in 95 percent of high schools
in the U.S. Yep. Why? Because developing curriculum for these
subjects requires time and expertise, and finding the qualified
candidates to teach these subjects demands significant capital
to lure talented programmers away from high-paying jobs in the
private sector. That’s where CodeHS comes in. Founded by
Stanford students Zach Galant and Jeremy Keeshin and incubated
at StartX and Imagine K12, CodeHS is