Keep in mind that these machines cost $9,995 a piece in 1983 dollars. That’s about $23,864 today, so when adjusted for inflation, the total price tag of this computer lab would be $2.3 million ...

In the computer lab, though, anyone could play. And when I first went to middle school in 2009, I often found myself in the library when there was nothing else to do.

The lab school will embed computer science elements into all core subject areas, as well as through new electives. The “school within a school” is expected to open in 2025-26.

KDKA-TV's Kristine Sorensen visited a local school where the nonprofit STEM Coding Lab is providing computer classes there and in schools around the region. They look like toys, move like toys and ...