In fact, we work with the schools to conduct thorough background checks on all employees," Davidson said. Davidson says as of his arrest, Kawamoto is no longer employed by Ohana Komputer.

We Code KC offers free classes to expose kids and teens to cyber security and computer programming. The organization hopes to spark their interests and help increase diversity in the industry.

Lured by the prospect of high-salary, high-status jobs, college students are rushing in record numbers to study computer science. Now, if only they could get a seat in class.

Students from all different backgrounds must get grounding in computer science. It’s especially important to increase socioeconomic, racial, and gender diversity in the field.

They believe artificial intelligence will allow introductory computer science classes to tackle big-picture concepts. A lot of beginner students get stuck writing simple code, Porter and Zingaro said.

There are alternatives, however, including free entry-level computer classes at Hawaii public libraries. These are not limited to senior citizens, but are popular among kupuna.

Sixty-eight percent of kids who say their schools offer computer science courses say they want to learn more about the topic, compared with 49 percent in schools that don’t offer the classes.

Jefferson Parish Library computer classes, usually given at the larger libraries on the east and west banks, have expanded to two more libraries. Office 365 (Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint ...