Why+Coding?

Common Core Connections

 * ====The Common Core Must Include Computer Science by **Maggie Johnson**====
 * Should the Common Core Include Computer Science? from IXL

** Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Problem Solving **

 * Is Coding the New Second Language?

Educational & Economic Future:

 * Legislation to Bolster K-12 Computer Science from **Computing the Core **
 * Teach US Kids to Write Computer Code, by **Douglas Rushkoff**
 * What 90% of Schools Don't Teach by **Hadi and Ali Partovi**
 * The 10 Skills That Will Get You Hired in 2013 by **Meghan Casserly**
 * Why Coding is the Core Skill of the 21st Century from **ReadWrite**

Helpful Organizations:

 * Computer Science Teacher Association
 * National Center for Women in Technology
 * Code.org
 * Change the Equation
 * Logo Foundation