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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, taugh...

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 o...

Once i get out an hour other the ocean for first time and look around and all i can see is blue, that might change a little bit, but right now i'm fine. >> why flying? what is it about flying that intrigues you so? >> you know, i don't know. it's just one of those things i have always wanted to do for about as long as i can remember -- >> which is about ten minutes, but go on. >> and, you know, just always wanted to -- always played flight simulator games growing up and all that kind of thing and started doing it and now i'm going to fly around the world. >> tell me about this plane you're fly...