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Teaching Kids Coding, by the Book
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 21.8.2017
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | computer programming, gender, school
Summary | A non-profit organization called "Girls Who Code" provides after-school coding classes and coding camps to girls all over the country. It started as an attempt to recruit more girls to computer programming and now the demand is far larger than the available spots. The organization is now publishing a series of books of entertaining nature whose protagonists are girls who code so as to make girls relate to computer programming and imagine themselves as coders.
Image Description | Women/girls huddled over a laptop together.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, female(s), school
Columbia Suspends Wrestling Season Over Lewd and Racist Text Messages
Newspaper | The New York Times
Date | 14.11.2016
Language | English
Country | U.S.
Topic Tags | cyberbullying, school, social media, texting, threat
Summary | Group chats from the Columbia wrestling team leaked and they are so offensive that the u niversity administration blocked the team from participating in competitions until the issue is investigated. Many students express how they are glad the university administration are addressing sexually aggressive behavior like these text messages. A protest was held in front of a fraternity house where some wrestling team members live.
Image Description | Columbia University library.
Image Tags | school
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