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ewong

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    Comment #17878168

    ScriptEd employee here too... AND I'm also volunteering to teach a class because our students are so great. If you are unable to volunteer, you can support our work by volunteering…

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    Comment #17878032

    Love that!

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    Comment #17674254

    You're the best - thanks for sharing!

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    NYC and SF devs needed to teach coding in high schools

    ScriptEd brings professional software developers into under-resourced high schools to teach students to code. In 2018-19, we will reach over 1,200 students in 50 high schools in NY…

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    Comment #15299099

    We're a nonprofit, so our goal isn't really to make money. But we apply for grants and receive donations like most nonprofits!

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    Comment #15299062

    lol Raul is one of our volunteers... We just told everyone that we posted on Hacker News today. He's real and his class just recently started, but glad his comment is so awesome th…

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    Comment #15299045

    I'm not sure that I fully understand the question, but students participate in the class free of charge. It is offered either as an elective or afterschool club. ScriptEd has staff…

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    Comment #15298651

    we use a lot of bitly links... you found something that we use for our classes! The NY and SFBay bitly links don't have the same naming convention. This is what you are looking for…

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    Comment #15298631

    Haha, I don't think many employers would be too happy about two full school days out of the office every week. We generally have volunteers teach in the morning or in the afternoon…

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    Comment #15298602

    We agree that Mission Bit does great work too! But yeah, we also work directly with SF and Oakland public schools, just not the same ones. Another thing that makes us different is …

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    Comment #15298216

    We love to hear this! Hope your school year goes really well!

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    Volunteers needed to teach web dev in NYC and Bay Area

    Hi HN! ScriptEd (www.scripted.org) is looking for volunteers to teach twice a week from September until June, to students attending under-resourced high schools. This is a great wa…

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    Comment #12337512

    come work with us! need awesome devs that care about the future of tech!