The partnership comes as ISTE prepares to update its computer science education standards.

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Matt Lira, from the Office of American Innovation, said teaching students computer science now will eventually "do amazing things in the economy."

Computer science is as foundational as English, math, science and social studies, Hadi Partovi said. "There is no question," he told EdScoop.

The head of Code.org, Hadi Partovi, wrote in a blog post that the nonprofit is taking steps to protect privacy.