Microsoft has announced a partnership with Code.org that will bring Minecraft into the education curriculum. Mojang, the Sweden-based game development studio that shot to prominence due to its work on ...

The US Department of Education has recently approved a significant $4 million funding allocation to promote digital literacy among middle school students—in a way utilizing a popular sandbox game.

Microsoft's latest Hour of Code tutorial is providing educators with resources to teach their students the basics of coding and how to prevent forest fires using Minecraft. The lesson is inspired by ...

Unveiled as part of Microsoft’s #MicrosoftEdu event in New York City today, Code Builder is part of the latest update to Minecraft: Education Edition. Microsoft said that Minecraft’s already being ...

Mojang, the creator of Minecraft, has released an online tutorial that helps teach kids how to code. Working closely with Code.org, Mojang aims to let players combine snippets of code to accomplish ...