June 21, 2018
Software.org Aims to Inspire Girls to Code
With software jobs expected to grow dramatically in the coming years, efforts to diversify the technology workforce must expand even more quickly today. That’s why Software.org: the BSA Foundation is returning to the classroom this summer to help high school girls from across the Washington...
June 01, 2018
“Experts: Bridging Skills Gap Will Boost Old, New Economies”
RealClearPolitics, June 1, 2018. “When people say the word ‘software,’ they might not think of the Midwest. But … this is the place where software is booming,” Chris Hopfensperger, executive director of Software.org, told those gathered Thursday at a RealClearPolitics-sponsored event in Milwaukee....
March 16, 2018
“Amazon HQ2 Fever? Make It For STEM Education in Pittsburgh”
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, March 16, 2018. We need a change. In the words of Chris Hopfensperger of Software.org, “What if we could replicate the frenzy over Amazon’s HQ2 into a frenzy over STEM education, workforce development and technical training, and broadband access?” Read More >>> Posting:...
December 06, 2017
“Revamping the Rust Belt: Software comes to the fore”
Real Clear Politics, December 6, 2017. “Detroit’s economic future rides on its ability to embrace the technological realities of the 21st century while training, attracting, and retaining a workforce that can implement this vision. This was the theme of two recent events hosted by RealClearPolitics...
December 06, 2017
The Reasons Why Michigan and Indiana Win With Software
In late September, Software.org: the BSA Foundation released a study that quantified the economic impact of software throughout the United States. The report tracked state-by-state changes in growth, jobs, and GDP. The good news is that the study finds software is helping grow the economy...
October 19, 2017
Op-Ed: “The hunt for HQ2: Tech growth is not some get-rich-quick scheme”
Washington Examiner, October 19, 2017. By Chris Hopfensperger “What if we could replicate the frenzy over Amazon’s HQ2 into a frenzy over STEM education, workforce development and technical training, and broadband access?” Read More >>> Original Posting: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-hunt-for-hq2-tech-growth-is-not-some-get-rich-quick-scheme/article/2638055...
August 11, 2017
“Software.org’s Girls Who Code Class on WUSA9”
WUSA9, August 11, 2017. From Chris Hopfensperger: “We think the tech workforce should look like tech users. These women are really the future of coding; they’re the future of the software industry.”...
August 08, 2017
“High school girls see future in STEM after summer of coding”
EdScoop, August 8, 2017. “There are more relaxing ways for high schoolers to spend their summers, but I can’t think of any that would be more fulfilling,” Chris Hopfensperger, executive director of Software.org, said in an interview with EdScoop. “Anything we can do to help...
July 27, 2017
DCW50, July 27, 2017. From Stephanie, Girls Who Code student from the Software.org classroom: “Coding is the future of computer science and I want to learn how to code so I can make a difference in the future.”...
July 26, 2017
“An Inside Look at a Local Girls Who Code Classroom: ‘We Are Going to Change the World.’”
DCInno, July 26, 2017. "'I think I can speak for everyone here when I say that Girls Who Code is one of our favorite things to do over the course of the year,' [Chris] Hopfensperger said. 'We talk a lot in D.C. about the importance...