Code.org
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Computer science drives innovation throughout the US economy, and is fundamental to 58% of new STEM jobs, but it remains marginalized throughout K-12 education with only 45% of schools teaching computer programming. As a result, there are severe inequities with respect to who is participating in this field, particularly among young women and students from historically underrepresented groups. Code.org is tackling the K-12 portion of this issue by working to include computer science in every school through curriculum and learning platform, teacher professional learning, advocacy, and awareness-building efforts.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
EDUCATE: Teacher professional learning
Instead of offering CS via an afterschool club, volunteer teachers, or requiring a new teacher hire, we determined it best to engage in professional learning for existing in-service teachers. Code.org and our national network of Regional Partners support professional learning for K-12 teachers nationally.
ADVOCATE: Changing computer science education policy
Through our work with legislators and through coalition building, our advocacy efforts support lasting changes for CS education.
RAISE AWARENESS
Code.org raises awareness of the need for computer science education through our marketing, social media, and global Hour of Code movement which has engaged more than 15% of all students in the world.
EDUCATE: Creating and curating cross-platform curriculum
Code.org has distinguished itself by creating and supporting free K-12 computer science curriculum that is delivered cross-platform, as opposed to downloads to single computers, allowing teachers and students to use computers, phones, and other portable electronic devices for learning. Our head-to-tail curriculum offers a sustainable approach to integrating CS education into schools for the long-term where classrooms can access our curriculum even if they don’t have a direct or formal partnership with Code.org. All curriculum resources are provided at no cost to schools.
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of teachers trained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
EDUCATE: Teacher professional learning
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Context Notes
Total across all courses
Number of students who perform at average or above on standardized testing
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Related Program
EDUCATE: Creating and curating cross-platform curriculum
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Context Notes
For 2019 n. students taking AP CS exams was used, only code-org audited-schools users. For 2021 we used n. students passing AP CSP exam, from code-org audited schools.
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Code.org is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by young women and students from other underrepresented groups. Our vision is that every student in every school has the opportunity to learn computer science as part of their core K-12 education.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Code.org intends to make the most significant impact through the following strategies:
1. Teacher Professional Learning. Code.org believes teacher professional learning (PL) in CS is the most effective way to build capacity for teachers to begin teaching CS in schools. Through our national network of Regional Partners, we provide K-12 with PL opportunities across our K-12 programs.
2. Curriculum. Our free curriculum programs across K-12 offers a sustainable approach to integrating CS education into schools. Classrooms can access our curriculum even if they don’t have a direct or formal partnership with Code.org.
3. Raising awareness. Code.org leads the global Hour of Code movement that seeks to introduce all students to CS through engaging tutorials. To date over 1 billion hours have been served globally.
4. Advocacy and coalition building. Through our work with legislators and through coalition building, our advocacy efforts support lasting changes for CS education.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Code.org team is composed of leaders from tech, education, and the non-profit world. Our CEO, Hadi Partovi was part of the founding team of Tellme Networks, a voice-recognition startup, where he hired and managed a product team of 150 and helped grow revenues to $100M/year. Tellme Networks was acquired by Microsoft for approximately $850M. Hadi has served as an early advisor or investor at many tech startups including Facebook, Dropbox, Airbnb, and Uber. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Axon and Convoy. When Hadi founded Code.org, instead of hiring a professional manager he decided to run the organization full-time, shifting away from a very lucrative technology career to make computer science education his life mission. He has led Code.org throughout its 5 year history, establishing one of the largest and fastest-growing education movements in history.
Hadi and Code.org have received many awards in recognition of the impact of this work, including the Former Members of Congress Statesmanship Award, the Microsoft Alumni Foundation Integral Fellows Award, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Common Sense Media 21st Century Learning Award, and the Techcrunch “Crunchies” Award for Social Impact.
The greater Code.org team includes engineers who have worked at Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and other notable companies, along with members of our curriculum, outreach, policy, and administrative teams who have experience in the K-12, university, industry, and non-profit worlds. The quality of our team and the work we do positions us to deliver on our goals.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
So far, every project we’ve undertaken has become the most successful in its category:
When we launched the Hour of Code we aimed to reach 10M students. In the first week 20M participated. (6 years later, it’s 1B student served)
Each of our courses (CS Fundamentals, CS Discoveries, and CS Principles) has become the most popular in its category within 1 year of launch
We aimed to improve diversity in computer science. Our students are 45% female, 50% underrepresented groups -- significantly higher than historical participation
Our teacher training has become the largest program for CS teachers nationally with over 105,000 teachers served to date
Our advocacy team has helped 50/50 U.S. states establish policies to expand CS in schools.
Our effectiveness is partially because our team demands nothing short of success, but mostly because of the tremendous collaboration and support from teachers, schools, partners, donors, and politicians.
We are focused on continued growth across the US as well as expanding our programs globally.
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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Code.org
Board of directorsas of 10/13/2022
Hadi Partovi
Code.org
Brad Smith
Microsoft
Bobby Schnabel
University of Colorado Boulder
Robert Runcie
Broward County Public Schools
Jeff Wilke
Amazon
Hadi Partovi
Code.org
Palvi Mehta
Extrahop
Salil Parekh
Infosys
Vandana Sikka
Learnee, Inc.
Alfred Lin
Sequoia Capital
Anne Dinning
D.E. Shaw& Co.
Susan Enfield
Highline Public Schools
Hanna Skandera
Mile High Strategies
Aileen Tang
Alberto Carvalho
Los Angeles Unified School District
David Treadwell
Amazon
Fareed Adib
Vista
Jackie Smalls
Discovery Education
Jhone Ebert
Public Instruction for Nevada
Kevin Scott
Microsoft
Sharon Contreras
Guilford County Schools
Susan Wojcicki
YouTube
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
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CEO oversight
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Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.