Minecraft, a popular PC game, is now a gateway into the programming world. And, in a novel approach to teaching programming, a new book from No Starch Press, “Learn to Program with Minecraft” ($29.95, ...

This article is part of the collection: Going Back to School With the 2016 EdSurge Fifty States Project. It’s important to keep kids engaged in their learning, but how do we accomplish something that ...

When Microsoft acquired Mojang and its mega-popular Minecraft game in 2014, CEO Satya Nadella stated that one of the reasons for the move was to help children learn more about science and technology ...