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botanist or not you learn about photo synthesis, computer science is just as foundational. reporter: so far code.org has partnered with 120 of the largers school districts to add computer science to the curriculum. results, 20% of all american students are learning the basics of writing computer programs with code.org. and policies and learning requirements have been changed in over 20 states so far. code.org gets the students engaged with simple lessons and by involving celebrities, world leaders and athletes like brown for added inspiration. kyla cash, a fifth grader at twin rivers, taught the steeler the basics. so get this piece and connect it to right here. now hit run. i think my hands are better than my feet with this. reporter: for brown the passion the students have for the class strikes a particular chord. you grew up in a tough part of miami. could you see this being beneficial in an area like that? absolutely. you know, that s all it takes is a program that keeps
streets. reporter: and in a town like mckeesport, coding gives students access to skills necessary in a changing employment landscape. we are an old steel mill town where the steel mills have closed down and we are trying to come back from that. i think that code.org is a wonderful opportunity. reporter: computing jobs are now the number one source of new wages in the u.s. with over 500,000 open jobs nationwide. and the sector is projected to continue growing at twice the rate of all other jobs. computing jobs are ahead of health care, manufacturing, sales. reporter: it s also one of the highest paying jobs with a lifetime earnings average of $1.67 million for computer science majors, 40% more than the average college graduate. so the students of twin rivers may have a competitive advantage and a new friend. thanks for playing with me today. you re welcome. code.org stresses that coding is not just necessary for the tech industry, it s becoming vital in many other areas
science education programs in k-12 schools. i was reading about that. it sounds like code.org is working very hard in parts of rural america where you really can t get that kind of instruction very easily. right. well, there s actually quite a few areas in america where you can t get that right now, and computer science has helped me do a lot of things over the past several years and i think really helped even realize that something like this is possible. so i think it would be really cool if everybody else can have that same opportunity as well. an m.i.t. freshman chilling in vegas right now. you know, things are going well for you. yeah, i mean, i m certainly having fun, i guess. well, you should be because with great respect, i remember being 19 years old and looking like i was about 5. you could probably pass for 13 though. you re not a really old looking guy, and i just wonder what all these people who are working with you on this project are thinking about this kid who
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